Selection.ClearCharacterStyle method (Word)

Removes character formatting that has been applied through character styles from the selected text.

Syntax

expression. ClearCharacterStyle

expression An expression that returns a Selection object.

Remarks

This method does not remove character formatting that a user has applied manually. To remove manually applied character formatting, use the ClearCharacterDirectFormatting method. To remove all character formatting, both style and manual formatting, use the ClearCharacterAllFormatting method.

Note

To remove paragraph formatting, see the ClearParagraphAllFormatting, ClearParagraphDirectFormatting, or ClearParagraphStyle method.

See also

Selection Object

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