CSShyphens Property
Example
Set different hyphenations:
<style>
div.a {
hyphens: none;
}
div.b {
hyphens: manual;
}
div.c {
hyphens: auto;
}
</style>
<body>
<h2>hyphens: none</h2>
<div class="a">A veryvery­very long word.</div>
<h2>hyphens: manual</h2>
<div class="b">A veryvery­very long word.</div>
<h2>hyphens: auto</h2>
<div class="c">A veryvery­very long word.</div>
</body>
Try it Yourself »div.a {
hyphens: none;
}
div.b {
hyphens: manual;
}
div.c {
hyphens: auto;
}
</style>
<body>
<h2>hyphens: none</h2>
<div class="a">A veryvery­very long word.</div>
<h2>hyphens: manual</h2>
<div class="b">A veryvery­very long word.</div>
<h2>hyphens: auto</h2>
<div class="c">A veryvery­very long word.</div>
</body>
Definition and Usage
Thehyphens property defines whether hyphenation is allowed to create more soft wrap opportunities within a line of text.
| Default value: | manual |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | yes |
| Animatable: | no.Read aboutanimatable |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.hyphens="none" |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hyphens | 55 | 79 | 43 | 17 | 44 |
CSS Syntax
hyphens: none|manual|auto|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| none | Words are not hyphenated | Demo ❯ |
| manual | Default. Words are only hyphenated at ‐ or ­ (if needed) | Demo ❯ |
| auto | Words are hyphenated where the algorithm is deciding (if needed) | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value.Read aboutinitial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element.Read aboutinherit |
