{"id":4907,"date":"2022-03-14T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alvarotrigo.com\/epa\/css-highlight-text\/"},"modified":"2024-02-08T00:38:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T23:38:54","slug":"css-highlight-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alvarotrigo.com\/blog\/css-highlight-text\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Highlight Text in CSS [and Some Amazing Examples]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this article, we will learn about CSS highlight text<\/strong> effects and create cool aesthetics to make certain words and sentences stand out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlight text (CSS)<\/strong> is used for links, to make them more visible, for important words to draw attention to them and for other uses like the most copied or Tweeted text, an easy way to show which text is the most popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In real life, you would use a range of highlighter pens, but in web development, we will be using HTML and CSS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Highlight<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

How Do I Highlight Text In CSS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To Highlight text in HTML you have to use an inline element such as the <span><\/code> element and apply a specific background style on it. This will create the highlighting effect, which you can tweak in many different ways to create different looks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the examples in this article follow the following structure:<\/p>\n\n\n

<p<\/span>><\/span>\n    Normal Text vs <span<\/span> class<\/span>=\u201dhighlight\u201d<\/span>><\/span>highlighted text.<\/span<\/span>><\/span>\n<\/p<\/span>><\/span>\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> HTML, XML<\/span> (<\/span>xml<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n
.highlight<\/span>{\n    display<\/span>: inline-block;\n    padding<\/span>: .25em<\/span> 0<\/span>;\n    background<\/span>: #FFC107<\/span>;\n    color<\/span>: #ffffff<\/span>;\n}\n<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> CSS<\/span> (<\/span>css<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
12 Awesome CSS Highlight Text Effects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s dive in and see some real-world examples of cool CSS highlight text effects. You can use these examples for your website, learn from them, or get inspired!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Text Highlight With Yellow Color<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n