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CSS Text Spacing

Text Spacing

In this chapter you will learn about the following properties:

  • text-indent
  • letter-spacing
  • line-height
  • word-spacing
  • white-space

Text Indentation

The text-indent property is used to specify the indentation of the first line of a text:

Example

p {
  text-indent: 50px;
}

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:

Example

h1 {
  letter-spacing: 5px;
}

h2 {
  letter-spacing: -2px;
}

Line Height

The line-height property is used to specify the space between lines:

Example

p.small {
  line-height: 0.8;
}

p.big {
  line-height: 1.8;
}

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:

Example

p.one {
  word-spacing: 10px;
}

p.two {
  word-spacing: -2px;
}

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:

Example

p {
  white-space: nowrap;
}

The CSS Text Spacing Properties

Property Description
Specifies the space between characters in a text
Specifies the line height
Specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block
Specifies how to handle white-space inside an element
Specifies the space between words in a text

Text Spacing
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