CSS text-transform Property


Example

Transform text in different <div> elements:

div.a {
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

div.b {
  text-transform: lowercase;
}

div.c {
  text-transform: capitalize;
}
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Definition and Usage

The text-transform property controls the capitalization of text.

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Default value: none
Inherited: yes
Version: CSS1
JavaScript syntax: object.style.textTransform="uppercase" Try it

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
text-transform 1.0 4.0 1.0 1.0 7.0


CSS Syntax

text-transform: none|capitalize|uppercase|lowercase|initial|inherit;

Property Values

Value Description Demo
none No capitalization. The text renders as it is. This is default Demo ❯
capitalize Transforms the first character of each word to uppercase Demo ❯
uppercase Transforms all characters to uppercase Demo ❯
lowercase Transforms all characters to lowercase Demo ❯
initial Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Text Transformation

HTML DOM reference: textTransform property


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