::target-text CSS pseudo-element
Baseline
2024
Newly available
Since December 2024, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
The ::target-text CSS pseudo-element represents the text that has been scrolled to if the browser supports text fragments. It allows authors to choose how to highlight that section of text.
The ::target-text pseudo-element follows a special inheritance model common to all highlight pseudo-elements. For more details on how this inheritance works, see the Highlight pseudo-elements inheritance section.
Syntax
css
::target-text {
/* ... */
}
Examples
Highlighting text fragments
css
::target-text {
background-color: rebeccapurple;
color: white;
}
To see this CSS in action follow the link to scroll-to-text demo.
Specifications
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| CSS Pseudo-Elements Module Level 4 # selectordef-target-text |
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See also
- Text fragments
:target(for highlighting target elements)