Web/CSS/@media/prefers-reduced-transparency

This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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The prefers-reduced-transparency CSS media feature is used to detect if the user has requested that the system minimize the amount of transparency used across elements.

Syntax

no-preference: Indicates that the user has made no preference known to the system. This keyword value evaluates as false in the boolean context.
reduce: Indicates that user has notified the system that they prefer an interface that minimizes the amount of transparent or translucent layer effects.

User preferences

Currently no user agent implements this feature, although various operating systems do support such preferences and if this media query is ever implemented user agents will likely rely on the settings provided by the operating systems.

Examples

Note: No browser currently implements this feature so the following example will not work.

This example has an annoying transparency effect by default.

HTML

<div class="transparency">transparent box</div>

CSS

.transparency {
  opacity: 0.5; 
}

@media (prefers-reduced-transparency: reduce) {
  .transparency {
    opacity: 1;
  }
}

Result

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Media Queries Level 5The definition of 'prefers-reduced-transparency' in that specification.	Editor's Draft	Initial definition.

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
`prefers-reduced-transparency` media feature Experimental'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.': Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.