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The word-break property designates how words at the end of a line should break.

Syntax

Example:

p.all {
  word-break: break-all;
}

Values

normal
Default value. Uses normal line break rules.

break-all
The word may be broken at any character to prevent overflow.

keep-all
Designates that word breaks shall not be used for Chinese/Japanese/Korean text. Other text behavior is normal.

break-word
Word may be broken at arbitrary points to prevent overflow.

initial
Sets the property to its default value.

inherit
Inherits this property’s value from its parent item.

 

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