CSS text-justify Property
Example
.example1 {
text-align: justify;
text-justify: inter-word;
}
.example2 {
text-align: justify;
text-justify: inter-character;
}
Meaning
The text-justify property sets what type of justification should be applied to text when text-align: justify; is set on an element.
Default value: | auto |
Inherited: | Yes |
Animatable: | No |
Version: | CSS3 |
JavaScript syntax: |
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Standard Syntax
text-justify: auto|none|inter-word|inter-character|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 |
---|---|
auto | This is default value. The browser determines the justification algorithm to follow. |
none | Specifies the justification is disabled. |
inter-word | Increases or decreases the spacing between words. |
inter-character | The text is justified by adding space between characters (effectively varying letter-spacing), which is most appropriate for languages like Japanese. |
distribute | Deprecated. Increases or decreases the spacing between letters and words. |
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 {
text-justify: auto;
}