Web/CSS/-webkit-text-security

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.

-webkit-text-security is a non-standard CSS property that obfuscates characters in a <form> field (such as <input> or <textarea>) by replacing them with a shape. It only affects fields that are not of type=password.

Syntax

-webkit-text-security: circle;
-webkit-text-security: disc;
-webkit-text-security: square;
-webkit-text-security: none;

Formal definition

Value not found in DB!

Formal syntax

Syntax not found in DB!

Examples

Obscuring a text input

Try typing in the field below. If your browser supports this property, the characters should be visually replaced with squares.

HTML

<label for="name">Name:</label>
<input type="text" name="name" id="name" />

CSS

input {
  -webkit-text-security: square;
}

Result

Specifications

Not part of any standard.

Browser compatibility

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	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-text-security` Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 1	Edge Full support 79	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 15	Safari Full support 3	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 18	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 14	Safari iOS Full support 1	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.0

Legend

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