CSS Text Spacing
Text Spacing
In this chapter you will learn about the following properties:
text-indentletter-spacingline-heightword-spacingwhite-space
Text Indentation
The text-indent property is used to specify the indentation of the first line of a text:
Letter Spacing
The letter-spacing property is used to specify the space between the characters in a text.
The following example demonstrates how to increase or decrease the space between characters:
Line Height
The line-height property is used to specify the space between lines:
Word Spacing
The word-spacing property is used to specify the space between
the words in a text.
The following example demonstrates how to increase or decrease the space between words:
White Space
The white-space property specifies how white-space inside an element is handled.
This example demonstrates how to disable text wrapping inside an element:
The CSS Text Spacing Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| letter-spacing | Specifies the space between characters in a text |
| line-height | Specifies the line height |
| text-indent | Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block |
| white-space | Specifies how to handle white-space inside an element |
| word-spacing | Specifies the space between words in a text |
