HTML and CSS Reference
In-Depth Information
Name
word-spacing
Values:
[
normal
| <length> | <percentage> ]{1,3}
Initial value:
normal
Applies to:
All elements
Inherited:
Yes
Percentages:
Refer to the width of the Unicode space glyph (U+0020) of the element's font face
Computed value:
For length values, the absolute length; otherwise,
normal
Description:
Defines the amount of whitespace to be inserted between words. Note that the specification
does not define what constitutes a “word.” In typical practice, user agents will apply this to
the collapsed whitespace between strings of nonwhitespace characters. Negative length values
are permitted and will cause words to bunch closer together.
Examples:
p.spacious {letter-spacing: 6px;}
em {letter-spacing: 0.2em;}
p.cramped {letter-spacing: −0.5em;}
Note:
In CSS2.1,
word-spacing
only accepts a single value: either a <length> or
normal
.
