text-emphasis

The shorthand property for adding emphasis marks to text. This is frequently used in East Asian languages to highlight important words, similar to how italics or bolding are used in English.

strong {
  /* Sets both the style (filled circles) and color for emphasis at once */
  text-emphasis: filled circle #ff3300;
}
Initial value
See individual properties
Inherited
Yes
Applies to
allElements

Values

text-emphasis-styletext-emphasis-color
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.

99+
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ESC