Style textTransform Property
Example
Transform the first letter of each word in an element to uppercase:
document.getElementById("demo").style.textTransform = "capitalize";Try it Yourself »
Description
The textTransform property sets or returns the capitalization of a text.
This property is used to change the text to uppercase, lowercase or to capitalized.
Browser Support
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| textTransform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Syntax
Return the textTransform property:
object.style.textTransform
Set the textTransform property:
object.style.textTransform = "none|capitalize|uppercase|lowercase|initial|inherit"
Property Values
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| none | No characters are transformed. This is default |
| capitalize | The first character of each word is transformed to uppercase |
| uppercase | All characters are transformed to uppercase |
| lowercase | All characters are transformed to lowercase |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
Technical Details
| Default Value: | none |
|---|---|
| Return Value: | A String, representing the transformation of the text in the element |
| CSS Version | CSS1 |
More Examples
Example
Transform all characters in an element to uppercase:
document.getElementById("demo").style.textTransform = "uppercase";
Try it Yourself »
Example
Return the text transformation of an element:
alert(document.getElementById("demo").style.textTransform);
Try it Yourself »
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Text
CSS reference: text-transform property
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