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text-decoration

Formats text with various effects.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later
Notes:
  • This style replaces the HTML <U> tag.
Possible Values:
blink
Formats text as blinking.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported Not supported 4.0 and later

line-through
Formats text with a line through the middle.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:
  • This is usually called strikethrough text. Most people use this style to represent text that's been "deleted" from a document.

none
Renders the text without any decorative effect.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:
  • You can use this value to display links without underlines:

    A {text-decoration: none}

overline
Formats text with a line over the top.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 4.0 and later 6.0 and later

underline
Formats text with an underline.

Support:

W3C StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
CSS1 and later 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Example:
<H2 STYLE="text-decoration: none">None</H2>
<H2 STYLE="text-decoration: line-through">Line-through</H2>
<H2 STYLE="text-decoration: overline">Overline</H2>
<H2 STYLE="text-decoration: underline">Underline</H2>
How It Looks:

None

Line-through

Overline

Underline


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