GTK+ CSS
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GTK Library
GTK+ CSS
GTK+ CSS Properties
Supported CSS Properties
GTK+ supports CSS properties and shorthands as far as they can be applied
in the context of widgets, and adds its own properties only when needed.
All GTK+-specific properties have a -gtk prefix.
All properties support the following keywords: inherit, initial, unset, with
the same meaning as in CSS.
The following basic datatypes are used throughout:
〈length〉 = 〈number〉 [ px | pt | em | ex |rem | pc | in | cm | mm ] | 〈calc expression〉
〈percentage〉 = 〈number〉 % | 〈calc expression〉
〈angle〉 = 〈number〉 [ deg | grad | turn ] | 〈calc expression〉
〈time〉 = 〈number〉 [ s | ms ] | 〈calc expression〉
Length values with the em or ex units are resolved using the font
size value, unless they occur in setting the font-size itself, in
which case they are resolved using the inherited font size value.
The rem unit is resolved using the initial font size value, which is
not quite the same as the CSS definition of rem.
Whereever a number is allowed, GTK+ also accepts a Windows-specific
theme size:
〈win32 theme size〉 = 〈win32 size〉| 〈win32 part size〉
〈win32 size〉 = -gtk-win32-size ( 〈theme name〉, 〈metric id〉 )
〈win32 part size〉 = [ -gtk-win32-part-width | -gtk-win32-part-height |
-gtk-win32-part-border-top | -gtk-win32-part-border-right |
-gtk-win32-part-border-bottom | -gtk-win32-part-border-left ] ( 〈theme name〉 , 〈integer〉 , 〈integer〉 )
〈calc expression〉 = calc( 〈calc sum〉 )
〈calc sum〉 = 〈calc product〉 [ [ + | - ] 〈calc product〉 ]*
〈calc product〉 = 〈calc value〉 [ * 〈calc value〉 | / 〈number〉 ]*
〈calc value〉 = 〈number〉 | 〈length〉 | 〈percentage〉 | 〈angle〉 | 〈time〉 | ( 〈calc sum〉 )
The calc() notation adds considerable expressive power. There are limits
on what types can be combined in such an expression (e.g. it does not make
sense to add a number and a time). For the full details, see the
CSS3 Values and
Units spec.
A common pattern among shorthand properties (called 'four sides') is one
where one to four values can be specified, to determine a value for each
side of an area. In this case, the specified values are interpreted as
follows:
4 values: top right bottom left
3 values: top horizontal bottom
2 values: vertical horizontal
1 value: all
Color and Filter Properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
color
〈color〉
rgba(1,1,1,1)
✓
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
opacity
〈alpha value〉
1
✓
CSS3
filter
none | 〈filter-function-list〉
none
✓
CSS3
〈filter-function-list〉 = [ 〈filter〉]+
〈filter〉 = brightness( 〈number〉 ) |
contrast( 〈number〉 ) |
grayscale( 〈number〉 ) |
hue-rotate( 〈number〉 ) |
invert( 〈number〉 ) |
opacity( 〈number〉 ) |
saturate( 〈number〉 ) |
sepia( 〈number〉 )
The color property specifies the color to use for text, icons and other
foreground rendering. The opacity property specifies the opacity that is
used to composite the widget onto its parent widget. The filter property
specifies filters to be applied to the rendering.
Font Properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
font‑family
〈family name〉 [ , 〈family name〉 ]*
gtk-font-name setting
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
font‑size
〈absolute size〉 | 〈relative size〉 | 〈length〉 | 〈percentage〉
gtk-font-name setting
✓
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
font‑style
normal | oblique | italic
normal
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
font‑variant
normal | small-caps
normal
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
only CSS2 values supported
font‑weight
normal | bold | bolder | lighter | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900
normal
✓
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
normal is synonymous with 400, bold with 700
font‑stretch
ultra-condensed | extra-condensed | condensed | semi-condensed | normal | semi-expanded | expanded | extra-expanded | ultra-expanded
normal
✓
CSS3
‑gtk‑dpi
〈number〉
screen resolution
✓
✓
font-kerning
auto | normal | none
auto
✓
CSS3
font-variant-ligatures
normal | none | [ 〈common-lig-values〉|| 〈discretionary-lig-values〉|| 〈historical-lig-values〉|| 〈contextual-alt-values〉]
normal
✓
CSS3
font-variant-position
normal | sub | super
normal
✓
CSS3
font-variant-caps
normal | small-caps | all-small-caps | petite-caps | all-petite-caps | unicase | titling-caps
normal
✓
CSS3
font-variant-numeric
normal | [ 〈numeric-figure-values〉|| 〈numeric-spacing-values〉|| 〈numeric-fraction-values〉|| ordinal || slashed-zero ]
normal
✓
CSS3
font-variant-alternates
normal | [ stylistic(〈feature-value-name〉) || historical-forms || styleset(〈feature-value-name〉#) || character-variant(〈feature-value-name〉#) || swash(〈feature-value-name〉) || ornaments(〈feature-value-name〉) || annotation(〈feature-value-name〉) ]
normal
✓
CSS3
font-variant-east-asian
normal | [ 〈east-asian-variant-values〉 || 〈east-asian-width-values〉 || ruby ]
normal
✓
CSS3
font-feature-settings
normal | 〈feature-tag-value〉#
normal
✓
>
CSS3
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
font
[ 〈font-style〉 || 〈font-variant〉 || 〈font-weight〉 || 〈font-stretch〉 ]? 〈font-size〉 〈font-family〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows line-height, etc
font-variant
normal | none | [ 〈common-lig-values〉 || 〈discretionary-lig-values〉 || 〈historical-lig-values〉 || 〈contextual-alt-values〉 || stylistic(>〈feature-value-name〉) || historical-forms || styleset(〈feature-value-name〉 #) || character-variant(〈feature-value-name〉 #) || swash(〈feature-value-name〉) || ornaments(〈feature-value-name〉) || annotation(〈feature-value-name〉) || [ small-caps | all-small-caps | petite-caps | all-petite-caps | unicase | titling-caps ] || 〈numeric-figure-values〉 || 〈numeric-spacing-values〉 || 〈numeric-fraction-values〉 || ordinal || slashed-zero || 〈east-asian-variant-values〉 || 〈east-asian-width-values〉 || ruby ]
see individual properties
CSS3
〈absolute size〉 = xx-small | x-small | small | medium | large | x-large | xx-large
〈relative size〉 = larger | smaller
〈common-lig-values〉 = [ common-ligatures| no-common-ligatures ]
〈discretionary-lig-values〉 = [ discretionary-ligatures | no-discretionary-ligatures ]
〈historical-lig-values〉 = [ historical-ligatures | no-historical-ligatures ]
〈contextual-alt-values〉 = [ contextual | no-contextual ]
〈numeric-figure-values〉 = [ lining-nums | oldstyle-nums ]
〈numeric-spacing-values〉 = [ proportional-nums | tabular-nums ]
〈numeric-fraction-values〉 = [ diagonal-fractions | stacked-fractions ]
〈east-asian-variant-values〉 = [ jis78 | jis83 | jis90 | jis04 | simplified | traditional ]
〈east-asian-width-values〉 = [ full-width | proportional-width ]
〈feature-tag-value〉 = 〈string〉[ 〈integer〉| on | off ]?
The font properties determine the font to use for rendering text. Relative
font sizes and weights are resolved relative to the inherited value for
these properties.
Text caret properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
caret-color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
✓
CSS3
CSS allows an auto value
-gtk-secondary-caret-color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
✓
Used for the secondary caret in bidirectional text
The caret properties provide a way to change the appearance of the insertion
caret in editable text.
Text decoration properties
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letter‑spacing
〈length〉
0px
✓
✓
CSS3
text‑decoration‑line
none | underline | line-through
none
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows overline
text‑decoration‑color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
CSS3
text‑decoration‑style
solid | double | wavy
solid
CSS3
CSS allows dashed and dotted
text‑shadow
none | 〈shadow〉
none
✓
✓
CSS3
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
text‑decoration
〈text-decoration-line〉 || 〈text-decoration-style〉 || 〈text-decoration-color〉
see individual properties
CSS3
〈shadow〉 = 〈length〉 〈length〉 〈color〉?
The text decoration properties determine whether to apply extra decorations
when rendering text.
Icon Properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
‑gtk‑icon‑source
builtin | 〈image〉 | none
builtin
✓
‑gtk‑icon‑transform
none | 〈transform〉+
none
✓
‑gtk‑icon‑style
requested | regular | symbolic
requested
✓
Determines the preferred style for application-loaded icons
‑gtk‑icon‑theme
〈name〉
current icon theme
✓
The icon theme to use with -gtk-icontheme(). Since 3.20
‑gtk‑icon‑palette
〈color palette〉
default
✓
✓
Used to recolor symbolic icons (both application-loaded and from -gtk-icontheme()). Since 3.20
‑gtk‑icon‑shadow
none | 〈shadow〉
none
✓
✓
‑gtk‑icon‑filter
none | 〈filter-function-list〉
none
✓
CSS3
‑gtk‑icon‑size
〈length〉
none
✓
Determines the size at which icons are displayed. See GtkIconSize
〈transform〉 = matrix( 〈number〉 [ , 〈number〉 ]{5} ) |
matrix3d( 〈number〉 [ , 〈number〉 ]{15} ) |
translate( 〈length〉, 〈length〉 ) | translate3d( 〈length〉, 〈length〉, 〈length〉 ) |
translateX( 〈length〉 ) | translateY( 〈length〉 ) | translateZ( 〈length〉 ) |
scale( 〈number〉[ , 〈number〉 ]? ) | scale3d( 〈number〉, 〈number〉, 〈number〉) |
scaleX( 〈number〉 ) | scaleY( 〈number〉 ) | scaleZ( 〈number〉 ) |
rotate( 〈angle〉 ) | rotate3d( 〈number〉, 〈number〉, 〈number〉, 〈angle〉 ) |
rotateX( 〈angle〉 ) | rotateY( 〈angle〉 ) | rotateZ( 〈angle〉 ) |
skew( 〈angle〉 [ , 〈angle〉 ]? ) | skewX( 〈angle〉 ) | skewY( 〈angle〉 )
〈color palette〉 = default | 〈name〉 〈color〉 [ , 〈name〉 〈color〉 ]*
The -gtk-icon-source property is used by widgets that are rendering 'built-in'
icons, such as arrows, expanders, spinners, checks or radios.
The -gtk-icon-style property determines the preferred style for
application-provided icons.
The -gtk-icon-transform and -gtk-icon-shadow properties affect the rendering
of both built-in and application-provided icons.
-gtk-icon-palette defines a color palette for recoloring symbolic
icons. The recognized names for colors in symbolic icons are error,
warning and success. The default palette maps these three names to
symbolic colors with the names @error_color, @warning_color and
@success_color respectively.
Box properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
min‑width
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages
min‑height
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages
margin‑top
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages or auto
margin‑right
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages or auto
margin‑bottom
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages or auto
margin‑left
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages or auto
padding‑top
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages
padding‑right
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages
padding‑bottom
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages
padding‑left
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows percentages
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
margin
〈length〉{1,4}
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
a 'four sides' shorthand
padding
〈length〉{1,4}
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
a 'four sides' shorthand
Border properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
border‑top‑width
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows other values
border‑right‑width
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows other values
border‑bottom‑width
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows other values
border‑right‑width
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
CSS allows other values
border‑top‑style
〈border style〉
none
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑right‑style
〈border style〉
none
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑bottom‑style
〈border style〉
none
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑left‑style
〈border style〉
none
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑top‑right‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑bottom‑right‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑bottom‑left‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑top‑left‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑top‑color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑right‑color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑bottom‑color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑left‑color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑image‑source
〈image〉 | none
none
✓
CSS3
border‑image‑repeat
〈border repeat〉{1,2}
stretch
CSS3
border‑image‑slice
[ 〈number〉 | 〈percentage〉 ]{1,4} && fill?
100%
CSS3
a 'four sides' shorthand
border‑image‑width
[ 〈length〉 | 〈number〉 | 〈percentage〉 | auto ]{1,4}
1
CSS3
a 'four sides' shorthand
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
border‑width
〈length〉{1,4}
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
a 'four sides' shorthand
border‑style
〈border style〉{1,4}
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
a 'four sides' shorthand
border‑color
〈color〉{1,4}
see individual properties
CSS3
a 'four sides' shorthand
border‑top
〈length〉 || 〈border style〉 || 〈color〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑left
〈length〉 || 〈border style〉 || 〈color〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑bottom
〈length〉 || 〈border style〉 || 〈color〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑right
〈length〉 || 〈border style〉 || 〈color〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
border
〈length〉 || 〈border style〉 || 〈color〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
border‑radius
[ 〈length〉 | 〈percentage〉 ]{1,4} [ / [ 〈length〉 | 〈percentage〉 ]{1,4} ]?
see individual properties
CSS3
border‑image
〈border-image-source〉 || 〈border-image-slice〉 [ / 〈border-image-width〉 | / 〈border-image-width〉? / 〈border-image-outset〉 ]? || 〈border-image-repeat〉
see individual properties
CSS3
〈border style〉 = none | solid | inset | outset | hidden | dotted | dashed | double | groove | ridge
〈corner radius〉 = [ 〈length〉 | 〈percentage〉 ]{1,2}
Outline properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
outline‑style
none | solid | inset | outset | hidden | dotted | dashed | double | groove | ridge
none
CSS2,
CSS3
outline‑width
〈length〉
0px
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
outline‑color
〈color〉
currentColor
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
outline‑offset
〈length〉
0px
CSS3
‑gtk‑outline‑top‑left‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
‑gtk‑outline‑top‑right‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
‑gtk‑outline‑bottom‑right‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
‑gtk‑outline‑bottom‑left‑radius
〈corner radius〉
0
✓
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
outline
〈outline-color〉 || 〈outline-style〉 || 〈outline-width〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
‑gtk‑outline‑radius
[ 〈length〉|〈percentage〉 ]{1,4} [ / [〈length〉 | 〈percentage〉 ]{1,4} ]?
see individual properties
GTK+ uses the CSS outline properties to render the 'focus rectangle'.
Background properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
background‑color
〈color〉
rgba(0,0,0,0)
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
background‑clip
〈box〉 [ , 〈box〉 ]*
border-box
CSS3
background‑origin
〈box〉 [ , 〈box〉 ]*
padding-box
CSS3
background‑size
〈bg-size〉 [ , 〈bg-size〉 ]*
auto
✓
CSS3
background‑position
〈position〉 [ , 〈position〉 ]*
0
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
background‑repeat
〈bg-repeat 〉[ , 〈bg-repeat〉 ]*
repeat
CSS2,
CSS3
background‑image
〈bg-image〉[ , 〈bg-image〉 ]*
none
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
not supported: urls without quotes, colors in crossfades
background-blend-mode
〈blend-mode〉 [ , 〈blend-mode〉 ]*
normal
only affects multiple backgrounds
box‑shadow
none | 〈box shadow〉 [ , 〈box shadow〉 ]*
none
✓
CSS3
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
background
[ 〈bg-layer〉 , ]* 〈final-bg-layer〉
see individual properties
CSS2,
CSS3
〈box〉 = border-box | padding-box | content-box
〈bg-size〉 = [ 〈length〉 | 〈percentage〉 | auto ]{1,2} | cover | contain
〈position〉 = [ left | right | center | top | bottom | 〈percentage〉 | 〈length〉 ]{1,2,3,4}
〈bg-repeat〉 = repeat-x | repeat-y | [ no-repeat | repeat | round | space ]{1,2}
〈bg-image〉 = 〈image〉 | none
〈bg-layer〉 = 〈bg-image〉 || 〈position〉 [ / 〈bg-size〉 ]? || 〈bg-repeat〉 || 〈box〉 || 〈box〉
〈final-bg-layer〉 = 〈bg-image〉 || 〈position〉 [ / 〈bg-size〉 ]? || 〈bg-repeat〉 || 〈box〉 || 〈box〉|| 〈color〉
〈blend-mode〉 = color || color-burn || color-dodge || darken || difference || exclusion || hard-light || hue || lighten || luminosity || multiply || normal || overlay || saturate || screen || soft-light
〈box shadow〉 = inset? && 〈length〉{2,4}? && 〈color〉?
As in CSS, the background color is rendered underneath all the background image layers, so it will only be visible if
background images are absent or have transparency.
Alternatively, multiple backgrounds can be blended using the background-blend-mode
property.
Transition properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
transition‑property
none | all | 〈property name〉 [ , 〈property name〉 ]*
all
CSS3
transition‑duration
〈time〉 [ , 〈time〉 ]*
0s
CSS3
transition‑timing‑function
〈single‑timing‑function〉[ , 〈single‑timing‑function〉 ]*
ease
CSS3
transition‑delay
〈time〉 [ , 〈time〉 ]*
0s
CSS3
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
transition
〈single-transition〉 [ , 〈single-transition〉 ]*
see individual properties
CSS3
〈single-timing-function〉 = ease | linear | ease-in | ease-out | ease-in-out |
step-start | step-end | steps( 〈integer〉 [ , [ start | end ] ]? ) |
cubic-bezier( 〈number〉, 〈number〉, 〈number〉, 〈number〉 )
〈single-transition〉 = [ none | 〈property name〉 ] || 〈time〉 || 〈single-transition-timing-function〉 || 〈time〉
Animation properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
animation‑name
〈single-animation-name〉 [ , 〈single-animation-name〉 ]*
none
CSS3
animation‑duration
〈time〉 [ , 〈time〉 ]*
0s
CSS3
animation‑timing‑function
〈single‑timing‑function〉 [ , 〈single‑timing‑function〉 ]*
ease
CSS3
animation‑iteration-count
〈single‑animation‑iteration‑count〉 [ , 〈single‑animation‑iteration‑count〉 ]*
1
CSS3
animation‑direction
〈single‑animation‑direction〉 [ , 〈single‑animation‑direction〉 ]*
normal
CSS3
animation‑play‑state
〈single‑animation‑play‑state〉 [ , 〈single‑animation‑play‑state〉 ]*
running
CSS3
animation‑delay
〈time〉 [ , 〈time〉 ]*
0s
CSS3
animation‑fill‑mode
〈single‑animation‑fill‑mode〉 [ , 〈single‑animation‑fill‑mode〉 ]*
none
CSS3
ShorthandValueInitialReferenceNotes
animation
〈single‑animation〉 [ , 〈single‑animation〉]*
see individual properties
CSS3
〈single-animation-name〉 = none | 〈property name〉
〈single-animation-iteration-count〉 = infinite | 〈number〉
〈single-animation-direction〉 = normal | reverse | alternate | alternate-reverse
〈single-animation-play-state〉 = running | paused
〈single-animation-fill-mode〉 = none | forwards | backwards | both
〈single-animation〉 = 〈single-animation-name〉 || 〈time〉 || 〈single-timing-function〉 || 〈time〉 ||
〈single-animation-iteration-count〉 || 〈single-animation-direction〉 || 〈single-animation-play-state〉 || 〈single-animation-fill-mode〉
Key binding properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
‑gtk‑key‑bindings
none | 〈binding name〉 [ , 〈binding name〉 ]*
none
〈binding name〉 must have been assigned to a binding set with a @binding-set rule.
Table-related properties
NameValueInitialInh.Ani.ReferenceNotes
border‑spacing
〈length〉{1,2}
0
✓
✓
CSS2,
CSS3
The border-spacing property is respected by GtkBox and GtkGrid, and by box gadgets that
are used internally in complex widgets.