text-decoration
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Adds underlines or strike-throughs; also how you remove a link’s default underline.
| How to write it | text-decoration: none; |
|---|---|
| Common values | none, underline, line-through |
| Inherited | No — it stops at this element |
| Sets all of | text-decoration-line, text-decoration-color, text-decoration-style |
| Category | Text |
How to read this
- An inherited property only needs writing once on the parent — every child picks it up. Most text properties work this way.
- A shorthand resets whatever you leave out. Writing background: red alone also wipes a background image you set earlier.
- When rules collide, the more specific selector wins; only when specificity ties does source order decide.
- Animate transform and opacity for smoothness. Changing width or top forces the layout to be recalculated.
Frequently asked questions
Q. What is the CSS text-decoration property?
Adds underlines or strike-throughs; also how you remove a link’s default underline.
Q. How do you write text-decoration?
As text-decoration: none; Common values include none, underline, line-through.
Q. Is text-decoration inherited?
No. It applies only where you write it, so each element needs its own declaration.
Q. What does the text-decoration shorthand set?
text-decoration-line, text-decoration-color, text-decoration-style — and anything you leave out resets to its default.