CSS text-justify Property

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Example

Set the justification method to "inter-word" when text-align is set to "justify":

div {
text-align: justify;
text-justify: inter-word;
}

Definition and Usage

The text-justify property specifies the justification method of text when text-align is set to "justify".

Default value:	auto
Inherited:	yes
Animatable:	no. Read about animatable
Version:	CSS3
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.textJustify="inter-word"

Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Property
text-justify	Yes*	11.0	55.0	10.0.3	Yes*

*This feature is behind the Enable Experimental Web Platform Features preference (needs to be set to Enabled). To change preferences in Chrome: type in "chrome://flags" in the Chrome browser. To change preferences in Opera: type in "flags" in the Opera browser.

CSS Syntax

Property Values

Value	Description	Demo
auto	The browser determines the justification algorithm	Play it »
inter-word	Increases/Decreases the space between words	Play it »
inter-character	Increases/Decreases the space between characters	Play it »
none	Disables justification methods	Play it »
initial	Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial	Play it »
inherit	Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit

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