stylestrokewidth

stylestrokewidth is a CSS property that allows developers to control the thickness of a stroke applied to text. This property is part of the CSS Text Decoration Module Level 3 specification, which aims to provide more advanced styling capabilities for text. When applied, stylestrokewidth essentially creates an outline around each character of the text. The value of stylestrokewidth can be set using various length units such as pixels, ems, or percentages, or using keywords like thin, medium, or thick.

The effect of stylestrokewidth is distinct from the standard text-shadow property. While text-shadow creates a blurred or solid duplicate of the text, stylestrokewidth specifically defines the width of the stroke without affecting the fill of the text itself. This means that the text's original color will still be visible within the stroke. This property is particularly useful for creating decorative text effects, such as the popular "outline text" style often seen in web design.

It's important to note that stylestrokewidth is a relatively new property and might not be supported by all older browsers. Developers should always check browser compatibility before implementing it in production environments. When used in conjunction with other text decoration properties like text-decoration-color and text-decoration-style, stylestrokewidth offers a powerful way to achieve sophisticated typographic designs on the web.