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Quick reference

Class
Properties
decoration-solidtext-decoration-style: solid;
decoration-doubletext-decoration-style: double;
decoration-dottedtext-decoration-style: dotted;
decoration-dashedtext-decoration-style: dashed;
decoration-wavytext-decoration-style: wavy;

Basic usage

Setting the text decoration style

Use the decoration-* utilities to change the style of an element’s text decoration.

decoration-solid

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

decoration-double

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

decoration-dotted

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

decoration-dashed

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

decoration-wavy

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

<p class="underline decoration-solid ...">The quick brown fox...</p>
<p class="underline decoration-double ...">The quick brown fox...</p>
<p class="underline decoration-dotted ...">The quick brown fox...</p>
<p class="underline decoration-dashed ...">The quick brown fox...</p>
<p class="underline decoration-wavy ...">The quick brown fox...</p>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:decoration-dashed to only apply the decoration-dashed utility on hover.

<p class="underline hover:decoration-dashed">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:decoration-dashed to apply the decoration-dashed utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<p class="underline md:decoration-dashed">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.