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CSS caret-color

The “caret-color” property lets you set the background color of the caret in an editable text area.

Last updated on : 2026-02-09

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

5.5 - 11

12 - 18

79 - 144

2 - 52

53 - 150

4 - 56

57 - 147

3.2 - 11

11.1 - 26.3

9.5 - 43

44 - 125

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Formal Definition

Inherited

yes

Applies to

all elements

Initial value

auto

Animation type

a color

Computed value

auto is computed as specified and <color> values are computed as defined for the color property.

Specifications

CSS Basic User Interface Module Level 4 # caret-color

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
 caret-color: auto;
 caret-color: transparent;
 caret-color: currentcolor;
 /* <color> values */
 caret-color: red;
 caret-color: #5729e9;
 caret-color: rgb(0, 200, 0);
 caret-color: hsla(228, 4%, 24%, 0.8);
 /* Global values */
 caret-color: inherit;
 caret-color: initial;
 caret-color: revert;
 caret-color: unset;

Browser Compatibility

CSS caret-color on IE is not supported on any IE versions.

CSS caret-color on Edge is fully supported on 79-144, and not supported on 12-18 Edge versions.

CSS caret-color on Firefox is fully supported on 53-150, and not supported on 2-52 Firefox versions.

CSS caret-color on Chrome is fully supported on 57-147, and not supported on 4-56 Chrome versions.

CSS caret-color on Safari is fully supported on 11.1-26.3, and not supported on 3.2-11 Safari versions.

CSS caret-color on Opera is fully supported on 44-125, and not supported on 9.5-43 Opera versions.

CSS caret-color on Safari on iOS is fully supported on 11.3-26.3, and not supported on 3.2-11 Safari on iOS versions.

CSS caret-color on Android Browser is fully supported on 97-144, and not supported on 2.3-4 Android Browser versions.

CSS caret-color on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-80, and not supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.

CSS caret-color on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.

CSS caret-color on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.

CSS caret-color on Samsung Internet is fully supported on 7.2-29, and not supported on 4-6.2 Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for CSS caret-color

CSS caret-color on Chrome

CSS caret-color on Safari

CSS caret-color on Firefox

CSS caret-color on Internet Explorer

CSS caret-color on Opera

CSS caret-color on Edge

References

Data sourced from

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Overall Browser Compatibility Score

Note:CSS caret-color 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.