| Inherited | Initial | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | normal |
CSS1, 2 |
| IE6+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Buggy | Full | Buggy | Full |
Syntax
Description
The
word-spacing property sets the extra spacing between
words in the text content of an element.
Word spacing can be
affected by text justification (see the text-align
property).
When whitespace is preserved—see white-space—all space
characters are affected by word spacing.
Example
This style rule adds half an em square of spacing between words in paragraph elements:
p {
word-spacing: 0.5em;
}Value
A length value specifies extra space to be inserted between words in addition to the default inter-word space.
Negative length values are legal but there may be browser specific limits.
A value of normal
means no extra space will appear between words.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| None | Full | Full | Full | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Full | Full | Full | Full | Buggy | Buggy | Buggy | Full |
Internet Explorer for Windows versions up to and
including 7 don’t support the value inherit.
In Firefox versions up to and including 3.5, and in Opera versions up to and including 10.0, the whitespace between adjacent inline child elements has a minimum width of zero (meaning negative values will have no effect).
Opera versions up to and including 10.0 will not allow any overlap of content when negative values are used.
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