CSS opacity Property

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CSS opacity Property

CSS opacity property sets the opacity of an element.

The opacity describes the transparency-level, where 1 is not transparent at all, and 0 is completely transparent.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <head> <style> p{ opacity: 0.5; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>CSS opacity Property</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> </body> </html>

Syntax

Using CSS

element{ opacity: 0.5; }

Using Javascript

object.style.opacity="0.5";

Animatable

Yes, opacity property is animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.

Default Value

Default value for CSS opacity property is 1.

Property Value

The following table provides a list of values for CSS opacity property.

ValueExplanation
NumberA number in the range 0.0 (fully transparent) to 1.0 (fully opaque), both are inclusive.

Using JavaScript

In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS opacity property of an element using JavaScript.

Example

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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-US"> <body> <h1>CSS opacity Property</h1> <p>This is a paragraph.</p> <button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button> <script> var x = document.getElementsByTagName("p")[0]; function myFunction(){ x.style.opacity = "0.5"; } </script> </body> </html>

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