CSS hyphens Property
CSS hyphens Property
CSS hyphens property specifies how words should be hyphenated when text wraps across multiple lines.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
div{
width: 80px;
padding: 10px;
line-height: 1.8;
border: 1px solid #8c8c8c;
}
#point{
hyphens: none;
-webkit-hyphens: none;
-ms-hyphens: none;
}
#point1{
hyphens: manual;
-webkit-hyphens: manual;
-ms-hyphens: manual;
}
#point2{
hyphens: auto;
-webkit-hyphens: auto;
-ms-hyphens: auto;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS hyphens property</h1>
<h2>hyphens: none;</h2>
<div id="point">
An extra•ordinary piece of work!
</div>
<h2>hyphens: manual;</h2>
<div id="point1">
An extra•ordinary piece of work!
</div>
<h2>hyphens: auto;</h2>
<div id="point2">
An extra•ordinary piece of work!
</div>
<p><strong>Note</strong>: Red colored dots are '‐' (hyphens).</p>
</body>
</html>
Syntax
Using CSS
element{
hyphens: none;
}
Using Javascript
object.style.hyphens="none";
Animatable
No, hyphens property is not animatable. CSS Animatable Properties Reference.
Default Value
Default value for CSS hyphens property is manual.
Property Value
The following table provides a list of values for CSS hyphens property.
| Value | Explanation |
|---|
| none | Words are not broken at line breaks, even if characters inside the words suggest line break points. |
| manual | Words are broken for line-wrapping only where characters inside the word suggest line break opportunities. |
| auto | The browser is free to automatically break words at appropriate hyphenation points. |
Using JavaScript
In the following example, we will demonstrate how to change the CSS hyphens property of an element using JavaScript.
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-US">
<head>
<style>
div{
width: 80px;
padding: 10px;
margin-bottom: 25px;
line-height: 1.8;
border: 1px solid #8c8c8c;
hyphens: none;
-webkit-hyphens: none;
-ms-hyphens: none;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CSS hyphens property</h1>
<div>
An extra•ordinary piece of work!
</div>
<button onclick="myFunction()">Click Me</button>
<script>
var x = document.getElementsByTagName("div")[0];
function myFunction(){
x.style.hyphens = "manual";
x.style.Webkithyphens = "manual";
x.style.mshyphens = "manual";
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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