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The text-decoration property

The text-decoration property adds various effects to a text: underline, line-through, overline.

Syntax

selector { text-decoration: underline | line-through | overline | none; }

Values

Value Description
underline Makes underlined text.
line-through Makes line-through text.
overline Makes a line above a text.
none Undoes underlining of the underlined element. Most often used for links as they are underlined by default.

Default value: none. For links the default value is: underline.

Example . The underline value

<div id="elem"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. </div> #elem { text-decoration: underline; }

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Example . The line-through value

<div id="elem"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. </div> #elem { text-decoration: line-through; }

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Example . The overline value

<div id="elem"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. </div> #elem { text-decoration: overline; }

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See also

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