The CSS text-decoration property is used to control the appearance of decorative lines on text.
It is a shorthand property for the following individual properties:
- text-decoration-line
- text-decoration-color
- text-decoration-style
- text-decoration-thickness
Add a Decoration Line to Text
The CSS text-decoration-line property sets the type of decoration line added to the text.
This property can have one or more of the following values:
- none - Default value. Displays no decoration line
- underline - The decoration line is displayed under the text
- overline - The decoration line is displayed over the text
- line-through - The decoration line is displayed through the text
Tip
You can combine multiple values, like overline and underline to display lines both over and under a text.
Example
Formatted code
h1 {
text-decoration-line: overline;
}
h2 {
text-decoration-line: line-through;
}
h3 {
text-decoration-line: underline;
}
p {
text-decoration-line: overline underline;
}Live preview
Note
It is not recommended to underline text that is not a link, as this often confuses the reader!
Specify a Color for the Decoration Line
The CSS text-decoration-color property is used to set the color of the decoration line.
Example
Formatted code
h1 {
text-decoration-line: overline;
text-decoration-color: red;
}
h2 {
text-decoration-line: line-through;
text-decoration-color: blue;
}
h3 {
text-decoration-line: underline;
text-decoration-color: green;
}
p {
text-decoration-line: overline underline;
text-decoration-color: purple;
}Live preview