text-emphasis-style

Defines the shape or appearance of emphasis marks. You can use standard shapes like circles and triangles, or even provide a custom character string.

Quick example

cite {
  /* Adds small triangles above the letters for emphasis */
  text-emphasis-style: triangle;
}

Quick facts

Initial value
none
Inherited
Yes
Applies to
all elements
Animation type
discrete

Values

nonefilledopendotcircledouble-circletrianglesesame

text-emphasis-style Browser Support

Widely available Since 2022 95% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2022.

Safe to use without fallbacks.

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