text-indent

Support Key: [CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE3B1|N4B2|O3.5|S1]
Other Text Properties
word-spacing
letter-spacing
white-space
word-wrap
text-align
text-align-last
text-decoration
text-transform
text-shadow
text-underline-position
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Default Value:
   0
Applicable Elements:
Block Level Elements
Inherit From Parent:
Yes
Applicable Media:
Visual
HTML Equivalent:
NA
Official Docs:
CSS1: Sect 5.4.7
CSS2: Sect 16.1, CSS2.1: Sect 16.1
What is it?
This property specifies the horizontal indent from the left side of the current parent Block Element for the first line in the current Block. The indent is only applied at the beginning of the block and not after any intervening line-breaking elements (like BR.)

Allowed Values
inherit
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [N6|O7|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
[length]
[CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE3B1|N4B2|O3.5|S1]
Type: Calculated
Description:
This is an absolute value to determine text indenting. Negative values are allowed, but browsers may have limits to behavior in such situations. Consult the Units Page for acceptable length unit systems.
[percentage]
[CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE3B1|N4B2|O3.5|S1]
Type: Calculated
Description:
This number is a multiplier used to determine the text-indent relative to the parent block's width.
Example
Ext/Doc: p { text-indent: 0.5in }
In-Line:  <p STYLE="text-indent: 0.5in">text</p>
Browser Peculiarities

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