word-spacing

Support Key: [CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE6|N6|O3.5|S1]
Other Text Properties
letter-spacing
white-space
word-wrap
text-align
text-align-last
text-decoration
text-transform
text-shadow
text-indent
text-underline-position
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Default Value:
   normal
Applicable Elements:
All
Inherit From Parent:
Yes
Applicable Media:
Visual
HTML Equivalent:
NA
Official Docs:
CSS1: Sect 5.4.1
CSS2: Sect 16.4, CSS2.1: Sect 16.4
What is it?
This property controls the space in addition to the default spacing between words in a given section. Values may be negative. The justify value to the align property may influence the effects of this property.

Allowed Values
inherit
[CSS2|CSS2.1] [N6|O4|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
Explicitly sets the value of this property to that of the parent.
normal
[CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE6|N6|O3.5|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
This value specifies that the current font or browser default word spacing will be used.
[length]
[CSS1|CSS2|CSS2.1] [IE6|N6|O3.5|S1]
Type: Explicit
Description:
The length value is an amount in addition to the browser default space between words. Any of the standard Relative or Absolute Length Units may be used. Negative values are allowed, but browsers may have limits to behavior in such situations.
Example
Ext/Doc: h5.xwide { word-spacing: 0.4em }
In-Line:  <h5 STYLE="word-spacing: 0.4em">this is a test</h5>
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