font-stretchBaseline · Widely available
The font-stretch CSS property selects a font face from a font family based on width, either by a keyword such as condensed or a percentage.
Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Jan 15, 2020. Widely available since Jul 15, 2022.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–61Not supported
62+Supportedsince Oct 17, 2017
Current: 155Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154Firefox
1–61Not supported
62+Supportedsince Sep 5, 2018
Current: 157Safari
1–11Not supported
11.1+Supportedsince Apr 12, 2018
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18–61Not supported
62+Supportedsince Oct 24, 2017
Current: 155Firefox Android
4–61Not supported
62+Supportedsince Sep 5, 2018
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–11Not supported
11.3+Supportedsince Mar 29, 2018
Current: 27How to use
This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: font-stretch.
Feature detection
CSS · check before using
@supports (font-stretch: initial) {
/* styles that rely on font-stretch */
}
/* or in JavaScript */
if (CSS.supports("font-stretch", "initial")) {
// use it
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Usage share
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (14). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @font-face.font-stretch | 62 | 17 | 62 | 10.1 | 62 | 62 | 10.3 |
| font-stretch | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.condensed | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.expanded | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.extra-condensed | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.extra-expanded | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.normal | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.percentage | 62 | 18 | 61 | 11.1 | 62 | 61 | 11.3 |
| font-stretch.semi-condensed | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.semi-expanded | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.ultra-condensed | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font-stretch.ultra-expanded | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |
| font.font-width_keyword_values | 60 | 79 | 43 | 11 | 60 | 43 | 11 |
| svg.global_attributes.font-stretch | 60 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 9 | 11 |