CSS hanging-punctuation Property

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Example

p {
  hanging-punctuation: last;
}

Meaning

The hanging-punctuation property specifies whether a punctuation mark should hang at the start or end of a line of text.

Hanging punctuation may be placed outside the line box.

Default value:none
Inherited:Yes
Animatable:No
Version:CSS3
JavaScript syntax:
object.style.hangingPunctuation="none|first|last|allow-end|force-end|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset";



Standard Syntax

hanging-punctuation: none|first|last|allow-end|force-end|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;



Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.




Status







Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
none Specifies that no punctuation mark may be placed outside the line box at the start or at the end of a full line of text.
first Specifies that the punctuation may hang outside the start edge of the first line.
last Specifies that the punctuation may hang outside the end edge of the last line.
allow-end Specifies that the punctuation may hang outside the end edge of all lines if the punctuation does not otherwise fit prior to justification.
force-end Specifies that the punctuation may hang outside the end edge of all lines (If justification is enabled on this line, then it will force the punctuation to hang).
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property.
revert Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property
revert-layer Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers.
unset Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not.



Default CSS Property Values

selectors {
  hanging-punctuation: none;
}
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