Extensible HyperText Markup Language

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word-spacing

Definition

The word-spacing property specifies the distance between words. This property can be used to render words 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 words.

Example

  1. p {word-spacing: 1em}

Characteristics

Possible values

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

Default value

normal

Applies to

All elements

Inherited

Yes

See also