word-wrap property - CSS Reference

word-wrap property CSS Reference

Definition and Usage

The word-wrap CSS property is used to specify whether or not the browser may break lines within words in order to prevent overflow when an otherwise unbreakable string is too long to fit in its containing box.

Note: Originally a Microsoft (unprefixed) proprietary extension, the word-wrap property has been renamed overflow-wrap in the current draft of the CSS3 Text specification. Stable builds of Google Chrome and Opera support the new syntax.

Initial normal
Applies to all elements
Inherited yes
Media visual
Computed Value as specified
Animatable no
Canonical order the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Formal syntax: normal | break-word

word-wrap: normal
word-wrap: break-word
word-wrap: inherit

Values

normal: Indicates that lines may only break at normal word break points.
break-word: Indicates that normally unbreakable words may be broken at arbitrary points if there are no otherwise acceptable break points in the line.

Examples

p { width: 13em; background: gold; }

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p { width: 13em; background: gold; word-wrap: break-word; }

At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odiodignissimosducimusquiblanditiispraesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident