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line-break

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The line-break CSS property sets how to break lines of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean (CJK) text when working with punctuation and symbols.

/* Keyword values */
line-break: auto;
line-break: loose;
line-break: normal;
line-break: strict;

/* Global values */
line-break: inherit;
line-break: initial;
line-break: unset;

Initial value	`auto`
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	no
Media	visual
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Values

auto: Break text using the default line break rule.
loose: Break text using the least restrictive line break rule. Typically used for short lines, such as in newspapers.
normal: Break text using the most common line break rule.
strict: Break text using the most stringent line break rule.

Formal syntax

auto | loose | normal | strict

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Text Module Level 3 The definition of 'line-break' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	58 58 1 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	14	No	5.5 5.5 8 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -ms-	45 45 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	58 58 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	58 58 18 Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Yes	No	45 45 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Yes	7.0 7.0 Yes Prefixed Prefixed Requires the vendor prefix: -webkit-

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