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The unofficial 'text-rendering: optimizeLegibility' CSS property, when used in HTML, provides high-quality kerning and ligatures in some browsers. This behavior is enabled by default in newer browsers.
Last updated on : 2023-03-20
Browser Versions
IE
Edge
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Fully Supported
Partially
No Support
Inherited
yes
Applies to
text elements
Initial value
auto
Animation type
discrete
Computed value
as specified
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) 1.1 (Second Edition) # TextRenderingProperty
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on IE is not supported on any IE versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Edge is fully supported on 18-111, and not supported on 12-17 Edge versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Firefox is fully supported on 3.6-113, and not supported on 2-2 Firefox versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Chrome is fully supported on all Chrome versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Safari is fully supported on 5.1-16.4, and not supported on 3.2-4 Safari versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Opera is fully supported on 15-95, and not supported on 9.5-12.1 Opera versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Safari on iOS is fully supported on all Safari on iOS versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-111, partially supported on 3-4, and not supported on 2.1-2.2 Android Browser versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-73, and not supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures on Samsung Internet is fully supported on all Samsung Internet versions.
Data sourced from
Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:High-quality kerning pairs & ligatures shows a browser compatibility score of 92. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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