This property controls the space in addition to the default
spacing between words in a given section. Values may be negative.
The justify value to the align
property may influence the effects of this property.
Allowed Values
inherit
CSS2
Type: Explicit
Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
normal
CSS1 | CSS2
| O3.5
Type: Explicit
Description:
This value specifies that the current font or browser default word
spacing will be used.
[length]
CSS1 | CSS2
| O3.5
Type: Explicit
Description:
The length value is an amount in addition to the browser default
space between words. Any of the standard Relative
or Absolute Length
Units may be used. Negative values are allowed, but browsers may have
limits to behavior in such situations.
Example
Ext/Doc: h5.xwide {
word-spacing: 0.4em }
In-Line: <h5STYLE="word-spacing:
0.4em">this is a test</h5>
Notes
CSS1 Conformance: Browsers may treat any value
of this property as if it was set to "normal."
Browser Peculiarities
[Reported elsewhere] Internet Explorer 4.0+:
Macintosh versions support this property, while Windows versions do not.