dominant-baseline
The dominant-baseline CSS property sets the specific baseline used to align an elements's text and inline-level contents.
Overview
The dominant-baseline CSS property sets the specific baseline used to align an elements's text and inline-level contents.
Browser support
| Feature | Desktop | Mobile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Safari iOS | |
| 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 | |
alphabetic | 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 |
auto | 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 |
central | 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 |
hanging | 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 |
ideographic | 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 |
mathematical | 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 |
middle | 1 | 79 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.2 |
1+Supported (version) Not supported ※Has note Sub-feature descriptions sourced from MDN Web Docs (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Syntax
CSS
text {
dominant-baseline: central;
}
.math-text {
dominant-baseline: mathematical;
}Live demo
Use cases
Using dominant-baseline
The dominant-baseline CSS property sets the specific baseline used to align an elements's text and inline-level contents.
Cautions
- May not be supported in older browsers.
Accessibility
- Make sure visual changes are conveyed appropriately to assistive technology.
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