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text-emphasis-style

The text-emphasis-style CSS property defines the type of emphasis used. It can also be set, and reset, using the text-emphasis shorthand.

/* Initial value */
text-emphasis-style: none; /* No emphasis marks */

/*  value */
text-emphasis-style: 'x';
text-emphasis-style: '点';
text-emphasis-style: '\25B2';
text-emphasis-style: '*';
text-emphasis-style: 'foo'; /* Should NOT use. It may be computed to or rendered as 'f' only */

/* Keywords value */
text-emphasis-style: filled;
text-emphasis-style: open;
text-emphasis-style: filled sesame;
text-emphasis-style: open sesame;

/* Global values */
text-emphasis-style: inherit;
text-emphasis-style: initial;
text-emphasis-style: unset;

Initial value	`none`
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	no
Media	visual
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Values

none: No emphasis marks.
filled: The shape is filled with solid color. If neither filled nor open is present, this is the default.
open: The shape is hollow.
dot: Display small circles as marks. The filled dot is '•' (U+2022), and the open dot is '◦' (U+25E6).
circle: Display large circles as marks. The filled circle is '●' (U+25CF), and the open circle is '○' (U+25CB).
double-circle: Display double circles as marks. The filled double-circle is '◉' (U+25C9), and the open double-circle is '◎' (U+25CE).
triangle: Display triangles as marks. The filled triangle is '▲' (U+25B2), and the open triangle is '△' (U+25B3).
sesame: Display sesames as marks. The filled sesame is '﹅' (U+FE45), and the open sesame is '﹆' (U+FE46).
<string>: Display the given string as marks. Authors should not specify more than one character in <string>. The UA may truncate or ignore strings consisting of more than one grapheme cluster.

Formal syntax

none | [ [ filled | open ] || [ dot | circle | double-circle | triangle | sesame ] ] | <string>

Examples

h2 {
  text-emphasis-style: sesame;
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 The definition of 'text-emphasis' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	25 Prefixed 25 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	?	46 46 45 — 49 Disabled Disabled From version 45 until version 49 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.text-emphasis.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	No	15 Prefixed 15 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Yes Yes 6.1 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	4.4 Prefixed 4.4 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	?	?	46 46 45 — 49 Disabled Disabled From version 45 until version 49 (exclusive): this feature is behind the `layout.css.text-emphasis.enabled` preference (needs to be set to `true`). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	33 Prefixed 33 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	7.1	?

text-emphasis-style

Syntax

Values

Formal syntax

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also