Cascading Style Sheets: The Definitive Guide

Name

word-spacing — IE4 N/Y | IE5 N/Y | NN4 N/N | Op3 Y/-

Synopsis

Used to set the amount of whitespace between words. A “word” is defined as a string of characters surrounded by whitespace. Length values are used to define a modifier to the usual spacing, not the entire space itself; thus, normal is synonymous with 0 (zero). Negative values are permitted, and cause the words to bunch closer together.

Example

P {word-spacing: 0.5em;}

Values

normal | <length>

Default

normal

Inherited

yes

Applies to

all elements