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::spelling-error

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The ::spelling-error CSS pseudo-element represents a text segment which the user agent has flagged as incorrectly spelled.

Allowable properties

Only a small subset of CSS properties can be used in a rule with ::spelling-error in its selector:

Syntax

::spelling-error {
  /* ... */
}

Examples

Simple document spell check

In this example, eventual supporting browsers should highlight any flagged spelling errors with the styles shown.

HTML

<p contenteditable spellcheck="true">
  My friends are coegdfgfddffbgning to the party tonight.
</p>

CSS

::spelling-error {
  text-decoration: wavy red;
}

Result

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
::spelling-error No No No No No
NoSee bug 175784.
No No No No
NoSee bug 175784.
No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/::spelling-error