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CSSPropertyRule: syntax property

The read-only syntax property of the CSSPropertyRule interface returns the literal syntax of the custom property registration represented by the @property rule, controlling how the property's value is parsed at computed-value time.

Value

A string.

Examples

This stylesheet contains a single @property rule. The first CSSRule returned will be a CSSPropertyRule representing this rule. The syntax property returns the literal string "<color>".

css

@property --property-name {
  syntax: "<color>";
  inherits: false;
  initial-value: #c0ffee;
}

js

let myRules = document.styleSheets[0].cssRules;
console.log(myRules[0].syntax); //the string "<color>"

Specifications

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