CSS font-stretch Property
Example
.example {
font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial;
font-stretch: expanded;
}Meaning
The font-stretch property selects a normal, condensed, or expanded face from a font.
Note: The font-stretch property was initially defined in CSS 2, but dropped in CSS 2.1 due to the lack of browser implementation. It was brought back in CSS 3.
Keyword to numeric mapping
The table below shows the mapping between keyword values and numeric percentages:
| Keyword | Percentage |
|---|---|
ultra-condensed |
50% |
extra-condensed |
62.5% |
condensed |
75% |
semi-condensed |
87.5% |
normal |
100% |
semi-expanded |
112.5% |
expanded |
125% |
extra-expanded |
150% |
ultra-expanded |
200% |
| Default value: | normal |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
font-stretch: normal|ultra-condensed|extra-condensed|condensed|semi-condensed|semi-expanded|expanded|extra-expanded|ultra-expanded|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Status
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | Specifies a normal font face. This is default value. |
| ultra-condensed | Specifies the most condensed font face. |
| extra-condensed | Specifies the second most condensed font face. |
| condensed | Specifies a condensed font face |
| semi-condensed | Specifies a slightly condensed font face. |
| semi-expanded | Specifies a slightly expanded font face. |
| expanded | Specifies an expanded font face. |
| extra-expanded | Specifies the second most expanded font face. |
| ultra-expanded | Specifies the most expanded font face. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. |
| inherit | If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property. |
| revert | Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property |
| revert-layer | Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers. |
| unset | Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not. |
Default CSS Property Values
selectors {
font-stretch: normal;
}