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-webkit-text-stroke CSS propertyThis feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. Its been available across browsers since April 2017.
The -webkit-text-stroke CSS property specifies the width and color of strokes for text characters. This is a shorthand property for the longhand properties -webkit-text-stroke-width and -webkit-text-stroke-color.
This property is a shorthand for the following CSS properties:
/* Width and color values */
-webkit-text-stroke: 4px navy;
/* Global values */
-webkit-text-stroke: inherit;
-webkit-text-stroke: initial;
-webkit-text-stroke: revert;
-webkit-text-stroke: revert-layer;
-webkit-text-stroke: unset;
| Initial value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
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|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
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| Animation type | as each of the properties of the shorthand:
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-webkit-text-stroke =This syntax reflects the latest standard as per CSS Borders and Box Decorations Module Level 4, Compatibility. Not all browsers may have implemented every part. See Browser compatibility for support information.
<line-width> ||
<color>
<line-width> =
<length [0,]> |
hairline |
thin |
medium |
thick
<p id="example">The stroke of this text is red.</p>
#example {
font-size: 3em;
margin: 0;
-webkit-text-stroke: 2px red;
}
| Specification |
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| Compatibility # the-webkit-text-stroke |
-webkit-text-stroke-width-webkit-text-stroke-color-webkit-text-fill-colorThis page was last modified on Apr 20, 2026 by MDN contributors.
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