Name

textIndent — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

Read/Write

The size of indenting of the first line of a block of inline text (such as a P element). Only the first line is affected by this setting. A negative value can be used to outdent the first line, but be sure the text does not run beyond the left edge of the browser window or frame.

Example

document.all.firstGraph.style.textIndent = "0.5em"

Value

String value consisting of a number and unit of measure.

Default

0

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