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text-emphasis-style CSS propertyThis feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. Its been available across browsers since March 2022.
The text-emphasis-style CSS property sets the appearance of emphasis marks. It can also be set, and reset, using the text-emphasis shorthand.
text-emphasis-style: none;
text-emphasis-style: triangle;
text-emphasis-style: "x";
text-emphasis-style: filled double-circle;
<section id="default-example">
<p>
I'd far rather be
<span class="transition-all" id="example-element">happy than right</span>
any day.
</p>
</section>
p {
font: 1.5em sans-serif;
}
/* Initial value */
text-emphasis-style: none; /* No emphasis marks */
/* <string> values */
text-emphasis-style: "x";
text-emphasis-style: "\25B2";
text-emphasis-style: "*";
/* Keyword values */
text-emphasis-style: filled;
text-emphasis-style: open;
text-emphasis-style: dot;
text-emphasis-style: circle;
text-emphasis-style: double-circle;
text-emphasis-style: triangle;
text-emphasis-style: filled sesame;
text-emphasis-style: open sesame;
/* Global values */
text-emphasis-style: inherit;
text-emphasis-style: initial;
text-emphasis-style: revert;
text-emphasis-style: revert-layer;
text-emphasis-style: unset;
noneNo emphasis marks.
filledThe shape is filled with solid color. If neither filled nor open is present, this is the default.
openThe shape is hollow.
dotDisplay small circles as marks. The filled dot is '' (U+2022), and the open dot is '' (U+25E6).
circleDisplay large circles as marks. The filled circle is '' (U+25CF), and the open circle is '' (U+25CB).
double-circleDisplay double circles as marks. The filled double-circle is '' (U+25C9), and the open double-circle is '' (U+25CE).
triangleDisplay triangles as marks. The filled triangle is '' (U+25B2), and the open triangle is '' (U+25B3).
sesameDisplay 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.
| Initial value | none |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
text-emphasis-style =This syntax reflects the latest standard as per CSS Text Decoration Module Level 4. Not all browsers may have implemented every part. See Browser compatibility for support information.
none |
[ [ filled | open ] || [ dot | circle | double-circle | triangle | sesame ] ] |
<string>
h2 {
-webkit-text-emphasis-style: sesame;
text-emphasis-style: sesame;
}
| Specification |
|---|
| CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 # text-emphasis-style-property |
text-emphasis-color, text-emphasis.text-emphasis-position property allowing to define the position of the emphasis marks.This page was last modified on Apr 20, 2026 by MDN contributors.
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