# CSS3 font-stretch Property

## Example

Make the text in all <div> elements wider:

div {
font-stretch: expanded;
}
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## Definition and Usage

The font-stretch property allows you to make text wider or narrower.

Default value: | normal
Inherited: | yes
Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable
Version: | CSS3
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.fontStretch="expanded"

## Browser Support

None of the major browsers support the font-stretch property.

Property |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
font-stretch | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported | Not supported

## Syntax

font-stretch: ultra-condensed|extra-condensed|condensed|semi-condensed|normal|semi-expanded|expanded|extra-expanded|ultra-expanded|initial|inherit;

## Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
ultra-condensed | Makes the text as narrow as it gets
extra-condensed | Makes the text narrower than condensed, but not as narrow as ultra-condensed
condensed | Makes the text narrower than semi-condensed, but not as narrow as extra-condensed
semi-condensed | Makes the text narrower than normal, but not as narrow as condensed
normal | Default value. No font stretching
semi-expanded | Makes the text wider than normal, but not as wide as expanded
expanded | Makes the text wider than semi-expanded, but not as wide as extra-expanded
extra-expanded | Makes the text wider than expanded, but not as wide as ultra-expanded
ultra-expanded | Makes the text as wide as it gets
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

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