CSS - hyphens Property | 1SMARTchicken

September 29, 2024

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Categories: CSS Properties, CSS Reference, Reference

Quick Reference

The hyphens property defines whether hyphenation is allowed to create more soft wrap opportunities within a line of text.

div {
    hyphens: none;
}

Default

Default value	manual
Inherited values	yes
Can it be animated?	no

These are the allowed values.

Value	Description
none	Words are not hyphenated
manual	Words are only hyphenated if needed at ‐ or (default)
auto	Words are hyphenated if needed where the algorithm is deciding
initial	Sets this property to its default value
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element

Using JavaScript

The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.

document.getElementById('my_div').style.hyphens = 'none';

<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>

<script>
function my_function() {
    document.getElementById('my_div').style.hyphens = 'none';
}
</script>

CSS Notes:

The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property

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