Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The -webkit-text-fill-color CSS property specifies the fill color of characters of text. If this property is not set, the value of the color property is used.
/* <color> values */ -webkit-text-fill-color: red; -webkit-text-fill-color: #000000; -webkit-text-fill-color: rgb(100, 200, 0); /* Global values */ -webkit-text-fill-color: inherit; -webkit-text-fill-color: initial; -webkit-text-fill-color: unset;
| Initial value | currentcolor |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements |
| Inherited | yes |
| Media | visual |
| Computed value | computed color |
| Animation type | a color |
| Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Syntax
Values
<color>- The foreground fill color of the element's text content.
Formal syntax
<color>where
<color> = <rgb()> | <rgba()> | <hsl()> | <hsla()> | <hex-color> | <named-color> | currentcolor | <deprecated-system-color>where
<rgb()> = rgb( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgb( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgb( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )
<rgba()> = rgba( <percentage>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <number>{3} [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | rgba( <percentage>#{3} , <alpha-value>? ) | rgba( <number>#{3} , <alpha-value>? )
<hsl()> = hsl( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsl( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )
<hsla()> = hsla( <hue> <percentage> <percentage> [ / <alpha-value> ]? ) | hsla( <hue>, <percentage>, <percentage>, <alpha-value>? )where
<alpha-value> = <number> | <percentage>
<hue> = <number> | <angle>
Example
CSS Content
p {
margin: 0;
font-size: 3em;
-webkit-text-fill-color: green;
}
HTML Content
<p>This text is green.</p>
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Compatibility Standard The definition of '-webkit-text-fill-color' in that specification. |
Living Standard | Initial standardization |
| Safari CSS Reference '-webkit-text-fill-color' in that document. |
Non-standard unofficial documentation | Initial definition |
Browser compatibility
| Feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | Yes | 12 | 49 481 | No | Yes | Yes |
| Feature | Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic support | ? | ? | Yes | 49 481 | ? | ? | ? |
1. From version 48: this feature is behind the layout.css.prefixes.webkit preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.