CSS letter-spacing Property
Example
h1 {
letter-spacing: 3px;
}
p {
letter-spacing: -2px;
}Hello World!
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Meaning
The letter-spacing property sets the horizontal spacing behavior between text characters (sets the amount of spacing between letters).
This value is added to the natural spacing between characters while rendering the text.
Positive values of letter-spacing causes characters to spread farther apart, while negative values of letter-spacing bring characters closer together.
| Default value: | normal |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | Yes |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
letter-spacing: normal|length|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 |
|---|---|
| normal | This is default value. Defines normal space between characters. |
| length | Values can be set in various units (negative values are permitted). |
| 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 {
letter-spacing: normal;
}