The word-spacing
CSS property sets the length of space between words and between tags.
The word-spacing
CSS property sets the length of space between words and between tags.
/* Keyword value */ word-spacing: normal; /* <length> values */ word-spacing: 3px; word-spacing: 0.3em; /* Global values */ word-spacing: inherit; word-spacing: initial; word-spacing: revert; word-spacing: revert-layer; word-spacing: unset;
normal
The normal inter-word spacing, as defined by the current font and/or the browser.
<length>
Specifies extra spacing in addition to the intrinsic inter-word spacing defined by the font.
<div id="mozdiv1">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div> <div id="mozdiv2">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.</div>
#mozdiv1 { word-spacing: 15px; } #mozdiv2 { word-spacing: 5em; }
A large positive or negative word-spacing
value will make the sentences the styling is applied to unreadable. For text styled with a very large positive value, the words will be so far apart that it will no longer appear to be a sentence. For text styled with a large negative value, the words will overlap each other to the point where the beginning and end of each word is unrecognizable.
Legible word-spacing
must be determined on a case-by-case basis, as different font families have different character widths. There is no one value that can ensure all font families automatically maintain their legibility.
Initial value | normal |
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Applies to | all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | yes |
Percentages | refer to the width of the affected glyph |
Computed value | absolute <length>
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Animation type | a length |
Specification |
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CSS Text Module Level 3 # word-spacing-property |
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
word-spacing |
1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | 4.4 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1.0 |
percentages |
No | No | 45 | No | No | 7 | No | No | 45 | No | 7 | No |
svg |
1 | 12 | 72 | 9 | 7 | 5.1 | ≤37 | 18 | No | 14 | 5 | 1.0 |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/word-spacing