YouTipProp Style Textdecorationline
# Style textDecorationLine Property
[ Style Object](#)
## Example
Display a line above the paragraph:
document.getElementById("myP").style.textDecorationLine="overline";
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## Definition and Usage
The textDecorationLine property sets or returns the type of line to use for text decoration.
**Note:** You can also use the textDecoration property to set textDecorationLine. The textDecoration property is a shorthand property for textDecorationLine, textDecorationStyle, and textDecorationColor.
**Note:** You can also use multiple values at the same time, like underline _and_ overline, to display lines both above and below the text.
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## Browser Support
Almost all major browsers do not support the textDecorationLine property.
Firefox supports an alternative property to this one, the MozTextDecorationLine property.
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## Syntax
Return the textDecorationLine property:
```javascript
object.style.textDecorationLine
Set the textDecorationLine property:
```javascript
object.style.textDecorationLine="none|underline|overline|line-through|initial|inherit"
## Property Values
| Value | Description |
| --- | --- |
| none | Default value. Specifies no lines should be drawn. |
| underline | Specifies a line should be drawn below the text. |
| overline | Specifies a line should be drawn above the text. |
| line-through | Specifies a line should be drawn through the text. |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about _initial_ (#). |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about _inherit_ (#). |
## Technical Details
| Default Value: | none |
| --- | --- |
| Return Value: | A String, representing the text-decoration-line property of an element. |
| CSS Version | CSS3 |
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## Related Articles
CSS Reference: (#)
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