`-webkit-tap-highlight-color` CSS property

Non-standard: This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

-webkit-tap-highlight-color is a non-standard CSS property that sets the color of the highlight that appears over a link while it's being tapped. The highlighting indicates to the user that their tap is being successfully recognized, and indicates which element they're tapping on.

Syntax

-webkit-tap-highlight-color: red;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; /* for removing the highlight */

/* Global values */
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: inherit;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: initial;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: revert;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: revert-layer;
-webkit-tap-highlight-color: unset;

Values

This property is specified as the following value:

color: Defines the color of the highlight.

Formal definition

Initial value	black
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	yes
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

-webkit-tap-highlight-color = <color>

Specifications

Not part of any standard. Apple has a description in the Safari Web Content Guide.

Browser compatibility

	Desktop					Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Opera	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox for Android	Opera Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet	WebView Android	WebView on iOS
`-webkit-tap-highlight-color`	16	12	No	15	No	18	No	14	4	1.0	4.4	4