Style textTransform Property

❮ Style Object

Example

Transform the first letter of each word in an element to uppercase:

document.getElementById("demo").style.textTransform = "capitalize";
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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";
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Example

Return the text transformation of an element:

alert(document.getElementById("demo").style.textTransform);
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Related Pages

CSS tutorial: CSS Text

CSS reference: text-transform property


❮ Style Object
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