line-break

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The line-break CSS property sets how to break lines of Chinese, Japanese, or Korean (CJK) text when working with punctuation and symbols.

/* Keyword values */
line-break: auto;
line-break: loose;
line-break: normal;
line-break: strict;

/* Global values */
line-break: inherit;
line-break: initial;
line-break: unset;

Initial value	`auto`
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	no
Media	visual
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete
Canonical order	the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar

Syntax

Values

auto: Break text using the default line break rule.
loose: Break text using the least restrictive line break rule. Typically used for short lines, such as in newspapers.
normal: Break text using the most common line break rule.
strict: Break text using the most stringent line break rule.

Formal syntax

auto | loose | normal | strict

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Text Module Level 3 The definition of 'line-break' in that specification.	Working Draft	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
Basic support Experimental	Chrome Full support 58 Full support 58 Full support 1 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Edge Full support 14	Firefox No support No	IE Full support 5.5 Full support 5.5 Full support 8 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -ms-	Opera Full support 45 Full support 45 Full support Yes Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Safari Full support Yes	WebView Android Full support 58 Full support 58 Full support Yes Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Chrome Android Full support 58 Full support 58 Full support 18 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Edge Mobile Full support Yes	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 45 Full support 45 Full support Yes Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-	Safari iOS Full support Yes	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0 Full support 7.0 Full support Yes Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -webkit-

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.: Requires a vendor prefix or different name for use.