Quick Reference
The font-stretch property allows you to make text narrower (condensed) or wider (expanded).
p {
font-stretch: expanded;
}Default
| Default value | normal |
| Inherited values | yes |
| Can it be animated? | yes |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| ultra-condensed | Makes the text as narrow as it gets |
| extra-condensed | Makes the text narrower than condensed, but not as narrow as ultra-condensed |
| condensed | Makes the text narrower than semi-condensed, but not as narrow as extra-condensed |
| semi-condensed | Makes the text narrower than normal, but not as narrow as condensed |
| normal | No font stretching (default) |
| semi-expanded | Makes the text wider than normal, but not as wide as expanded |
| expanded | Makes the text wider than semi-expanded, but not as wide as extra-expanded |
| extra-expanded | Makes the text wider than expanded, but not as wide as ultra-expanded |
| ultra-expanded | Makes the text as wide as it gets |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.fontStretch = 'expanded';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.fontStretch = 'expanded';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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