Extensible HyperText Markup Language

letter-spacing

Definition

The letter-spacing property specifies the distance between characters. This property can be used to render characters further apart, as shown in the screen shot below.

Screen shot of a Web browser showing a line of text with larger than normal distance between characters.

Example

  1. p {letter-spacing: .5em}

Characteristics

Possible values

normal
The normal inter-character space, as defined by the current font and/or the Web browser.
length
This value indicates the inter-character space in addition to the default space between characters.
inherit
Use the same computed value as the parent element for this property.

Default value

normal

Applies to

All elements

Inherited

Yes

See also

XStandard XHTML WYSIWYG editor
A standards-compliant WYSIWYG editor component for content management applications. The editor generates valid XHTML and uses CSS for formatting. Free version is available.

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