Sets or retrieves the rendering of the text in the object.
Syntax
HTML { text-transform : sTransform } Scripting[ sTransform = ] object.style.textTransform
Possible Values
sTransformString that specifies or receives one of the following values:noneDefault. Text is not transformed.capitalizeTransforms the first character of each word to uppercase.uppercaseTransforms all the characters to uppercase.lowercaseTransforms all the characters to lowercase.The property is read/write for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only: currentStyle. The property has a default value of none. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute is inherited. DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 mode. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
capitalize
uppercase
lowercase
The property is read/write for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only: currentStyle. The property has a default value of none. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute is inherited.
DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 mode. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.
Examples
The following examples use the text-transform attribute and the textTransform property to transform a block of text from lower case to upper case when the user moves the mouse over the text. The text transforms back to lower case when the user clicks the text. This example uses three calls to an embedded (global) style sheet to transform the text. <STYLE> .transform1 { text-transform:uppercase } .transform2 { text-transform:lowercase } .transform3 { text-transform:none } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV STYLE="font-size:14" onmouseover="this.className='transform1'" onclick= "this.className='transform2'" ondblclick="this.className='transform3'"> : </DIV> This feature requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample. This example uses inline scripting to transform the text when different mouse events occur. <DIV STYLE="font-size:14" onmouseover="this.style.textTransform='uppercase'" onmouseout="this.style.textTransform='lowercase'" onclick="this.style.textTransform='none'"> : </DIV> This feature requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.
This example uses three calls to an embedded (global) style sheet to transform the text.
<STYLE> .transform1 { text-transform:uppercase } .transform2 { text-transform:lowercase } .transform3 { text-transform:none } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV STYLE="font-size:14" onmouseover="this.className='transform1'" onclick= "this.className='transform2'" ondblclick="this.className='transform3'"> : </DIV>
This example uses inline scripting to transform the text when different mouse events occur.
<DIV STYLE="font-size:14" onmouseover="this.style.textTransform='uppercase'" onmouseout="this.style.textTransform='lowercase'" onclick="this.style.textTransform='none'"> : </DIV>
Standards Information
This property is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 1 (CSS1) .
Applies To
A, ADDRESS, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, currentStyle, CUSTOM, DD, defaults, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, FIELDSET, FORM, hn, HTML, I, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, S, SAMP, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, style, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP, CSSCurrentStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSRuleStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSStyleDeclaration Constructor