Web/CSS/-webkit-print-color-adjust

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The -webkit-print-color-adjust property is a non-standard CSS extension that can be used to force printing of background colors and images in browsers based on the WebKit engine.

/* Keyword values */
-webkit-print-color-adjust: economy;
-webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;

/* Global values */
-webkit-print-color-adjust: inherit;
-webkit-print-color-adjust: initial;
-webkit-print-color-adjust: unset;

Syntax

The -webkit-print-color-adjust property is specified as one of the keyword values listed below.

Values

economy: Normal behavior. Background colors and images are only printed if the user explicitly allows it in their browser's print settings dialog.
exact: Background colors and images of the element to which this rule is applied are always printed, user's print settings are overridden.

Formal definition

Value not found in DB!

Formal syntax

Syntax not found in DB!

Examples

Forcing white-on-black printing

article {
  -webkit-print-color-adjust: exact;
  background: #222;
  color: #eee;
}

Specifications

Not part of any standard, though there is a proposal in the CSSWG wiki to standardize it.

Browser compatibility

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`-webkit-print-color-adjust` Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 17 Notes' Full support 17 Notes' Notes' Chrome does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants. Notes' Before Chrome 26, if background images are clipped (for example, when using `background-image` sprites) and `-webkit-print-color-adjust` is set to `exact`, then backgrounds will appear distorted when printed. Solid backgrounds and background images that are not clipped (i.e., backgrounds that have narrower and shorter than the element to which they are applied) are printed correctly. See Chromium bug 131054.	Edge Full support 79 Notes' Full support 79 Notes' Notes' Edge does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants.	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 15 Notes' Full support 15 Notes' Notes' Opera does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants.	Safari Full support 6 Notes' Full support 6 Notes' Notes' Safari does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants.	WebView Android Full support 37 Notes' Full support 37 Notes' Notes' WebView does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants.	Chrome Android Full support 18 Notes' Full support 18 Notes' Notes' Chrome does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants. Notes' Before Chrome 26, if background images are clipped (for example, when using `background-image` sprites) and `-webkit-print-color-adjust` is set to `exact`, then backgrounds will appear distorted when printed. Solid backgrounds and background images that are not clipped (i.e., backgrounds that have narrower and shorter than the element to which they are applied) are printed correctly. See Chromium bug 131054.	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 15 Notes' Full support 15 Notes' Notes' Opera does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants.	Safari iOS Full support 6 Notes' Full support 6 Notes' Notes' Safari does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants.	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0 Notes' Full support 1.0 Notes' Notes' Samsung Internet does not print backgrounds of the `<body>` element. If this property is set to `exact` for the `<body>` element, it will apply only to its descendants. Notes' Before Chrome 26, if background images are clipped (for example, when using `background-image` sprites) and `-webkit-print-color-adjust` is set to `exact`, then backgrounds will appear distorted when printed. Solid backgrounds and background images that are not clipped (i.e., backgrounds that have narrower and shorter than the element to which they are applied) are printed correctly. See Chromium bug 131054.

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.': Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
See implementation notes.': See implementation notes.