-webkit-text-security

Non-standard: This feature is not standardized. We do not recommend using non-standard features in production, as they have limited browser support, and may change or be removed. However, they can be a suitable alternative in specific cases where no standard option exists.

-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

css

-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

html

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

CSS

css

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

Result

Specifications

Not part of any standard.