`-webkit-text-security` CSS property

-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;

/* Global values */
-webkit-text-security: inherit;
-webkit-text-security: initial;
-webkit-text-security: revert;
-webkit-text-security: revert-layer;
-webkit-text-security: unset;

Formal syntax

-webkit-text-security = circle | disc | square | none

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

See also

• WebKit CSS extensions