-ms-word-break property
Specifies line-breaking behavior within words, particularly where multiple languages appear in the object.
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Syntax
-ms-word-break: normal | break-all | keep-all
Property values
normal-
Default. Allows line breaking within words.
break-all-
Behaves as normal for CJK text, yet allows the line to break arbitrarily for non-CJK text. This value is suited to CJK text that contains small amounts of non-CJK text.
keep-all-
Behaves as normal for non-CJK text, but disallows word breaking for CJK text. This value is suited to non-CJK text that includes small amounts of CJK text.
CSS information
| Applies To | All elements |
|---|---|
| Media | visual |
| Inherited | 1 |
| Initial Value |
Standards information
Remarks
Windows Internet Explorer 8. The -ms-word-break attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for word-break in IE8 Standards mode.
When using the -ms-word-break attribute with a table, you must set the table-layout attribute to fixed on the table.
The behaviors of the parameter values are detailed in CSS Text Level 3: W3C Working Draft (6 March 2007), sec. 4.1, "Line Breaking Restrictions: The 'word-break' Property"; and in Unicode Standard Annex #14: Line Breaking Properties.
See also
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