HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
the width of the bound content itself may be 200px but the overall canvas space
consumed is 300px to account for the borders and padding:
20
px
30
px
30
px
20
px
200 px
300 px
word-spacing
This property sets the spacing between words.
Syntax
word-spacing:
length
| normal | inherit
Length values can be set in any allowed measurement like inches (
in
), centimeters (
cm
),
millimeters (
mm
), points (
pt
), picas (
pc
), em spaces (
em
), or pixels (
px
). Negative values are
possible with this property, and may be used for interesting typographical effects. The default
value of
normal
sets word spacing to the standard browser setting.
Examples
p {font-family: Arial; font-size: 16pt; word-spacing: 3pt;}
p.normal {font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12pt; word-spacing: normal;}
.carson {word-spacing: -5px;}
Compatibility
CSS 1, 2, 3 IE 4-7 (partial or buggy), IE 8+ Netscape 4+, Firefox 1+ Opera 4+, Safari 1+
