CSS white-space Property
Example
.example1 {
white-space: normal;
}
.example2 {
white-space: nowrap;
}
.example3 {
white-space: pre;
}
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Meaning
The white-space property controls how spaces, tabs, and newline characters are handled in an element.
Note: To make words break within themselves, use overflow-wrap, word-break, or hyphens instead.
The property specifies two things:
- Whether and how white space is collapsed.
- Whether lines may wrap at soft-wrap opportunities.
Default value: | normal |
Inherited: | Yes |
Animatable: | No |
Version: | CSS1 |
JavaScript syntax: |
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Standard Syntax
white-space: normal|nowrap|pre|pre-line|pre-wrap|break-spaces|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 | It collapses multiple whitespace characters into single spaces and automatically wraps lines, as in normal HTML/XHTML. |
nowrap | It prevents lines from wrapping if they exceed the element’s content width. |
pre | It makes the element act much like a <pre> tag and preserves all white space. |
pre-line | It collapses white space, save newlines, which are preserved. |
pre-wrap | It breaks newlines that would cause text to break out of an element’s box; otherwise, it acts like a pre value. |
break-spaces | The behavior is identical to that of pre-wrap, except that:
|
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 {
white-space: normal;
}