WebKit

Updated: 09/15/2017 by Computer Hope

A webkit may refer to any of the following:

1. Webkit is an open-source web browser engine that was developed by Apple, Inc. It has powered browsers, including Google Chrome, Apple Safari, the default iOS browser, and the default Android browser. For more information about WebKit, visit the WebKit website.

2. In CSS (cascading style sheets), the -webkit- prefix is used for CSS properties not officially implemented either by W3C specifications or by regular web browsers, but are available to WebKit browsers. For example, the property -webkit-background-size can override the size of a background image, as shown below.

.header { background-image:url(bg.jpg); -webkit-background size:500px 50px; }

This CSS would cause the size of the background image to be sized at 500 pixels by 50 pixels for WebKit browsers.

Tip

Microsoft Internet Explorer uses the -ms- prefix, and Gecko browsers, like Firefox, have the -moz- prefix.

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