17.3.2.13 emboss

This element specifies that the contents of this run should be displayed as if embossed, which makes text appear as if it is raised off the page in relief.

This formatting property is a toggle property (17.7.3).

If this element is not present, the default value is to leave the formatting applied at previous level in the style hierarchy. If this element is never applied in the style hierarchy, then embossing shall not be applied to the contents of this run.

This element shall not be present with either the imprint (17.3.2.18) or outline (17.3.2.23) properties on the same run, since they are mutually exclusive in terms of appearance.

[Example: Consider a run of text which must have the emboss property explicitly turned on for the contents of the run. This constraint is specified using the following WordprocessingML:

<w:rPr>
  <w:emboss w:val="true"/>
</w:rPr>

This run explicitly declares that the emboss property is true, so the contents of this run appear embossed. end example]

This element’s content model is defined by the common boolean property definition in 17.17.4.