CSS word-wrap Property
Example
.example1 {
word-wrap: normal;
width: 50px;
border: 1px solid black
}
.example2 {
word-wrap: break-word;
width: 50px;
border: 1px solid black
}Meaning
The word-wrap property applies to inline elements, setting whether the browser should insert line breaks within an otherwise unbreakable string to prevent text from overflowing its line box.
Note: In contrast to word-break, overflow-wrap will only create a break if an entire word cannot be placed on its own line without overflowing.
This property was originally a nonstandard and unprefixed Microsoft extension called word-wrap, and was implemented by most browsers with the same name. It has since been renamed to overflow-wrap, with word-wrap being an alias.
| Default value: | normal |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | No |
| Version: | CSS3 |
| JavaScript syntax: | |
Standard Syntax
word-wrap: normal|anywhere|break-word|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. Lines may only break at normal word break points. |
| anywhere | To prevent overflow, an otherwise unbreakable string of characters — like a long word or URL — may be broken at any point if there are no otherwise-acceptable break points in the line. No hyphenation character is inserted at the break point. Soft wrap opportunities introduced by the word break are considered when calculating min-content intrinsic sizes. |
| break-word | Sets unbreakable word to wrap in a new line in order to prevent overflow, if there are no acceptable break points in the line. |
| 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 {
word-wrap: normal;
}