Name

text-indent

Synopsis

Used to define the indentation of the first line of content in a block-level element. This is most often used to create a “tab” effect. Negative values are permitted and cause “outdent” (or “hanging indent”) effects.

Values:

<length> | <percentage> | inherit

Initial value:

0

Applies to:

block-level elements

Inherited:

yes

Percentages:

refer to the width of the containg block

Computed value:

for percentage values, as specified; for length values, the absolute length

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