Quick Reference
The text-decoration-thickness property specifies the thickness of the decoration line.
a {
text-decoration-thickness: 4px;
}Default
| Default value | auto |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| auto | The browser chooses the thickness of the decoration line |
| from-font | If a font file contains information about a preferred thickness, use that value; if not, it behaves as auto |
| length/percentage | Specifies the thickness as a length or % |
| 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_link').style.textDecorationThickness = '4px';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_link').style.textDecorationThickness = '4px';
}
</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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