HTML DOM Style textDecoration Property

The HTML DOM Style textDecoration property is used to set one or more decorations for a text. We can specify one or more text decorations for a text separated by spaces. It returns the textDecoration property that is given to the text.

Syntax

It returns the textDecoration property.

object.style.textDecoration

It is used to set the textDecoration property.

object.style.textDecoration = "none | underline | overline | line-through | blink | initial | inherit"

Property Values

Property Value	Description
none	It is used to define a normal text. It is the default value.
underline	It defines a line under the text.
overline	It defines a line above the text.
line-through	It defines a line through the text.
initial	It sets the textDecoration property to its default value.
inherit	This property is inherited from its parent element.

Return Value

It returns a string representing the decoration given to the text.

Example 1: In this example, we will set the textDecoration property value using HTML DOM (JavaScript).

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>HTML DOM Style textDecoration Property</title>
</head>

<body>
    <h2>HTML DOM Style textDecoration Property</h2>

    <p id="GFG">
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    </p>

    <button onclick="myFunction()">
        Set Text Decoration
    </button>

    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            document.getElementById("GFG").style
                .textDecoration = "underline";
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>

Output:

HTML-DOM-Style-textDecoration-Property

Example 2: In this example, we will set the textDecoration property value to line-through and overline using HTML DOM (JavaScript).

html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>HTML DOM Style textDecoration Property</title>
</head>

<body>
    <h2>HTML DOM Style textDecoration Property</h2>

    <p id="GFG">
        A Computer science portal for geeks
    </p>

    <button onclick="myFunction()">
        Set Text Decoration
    </button>

    <script>
        function myFunction() {
            document.getElementById("GFG").style
                .textDecoration = "line-through overline";
        }
    </script>
</body>

</html>