CSS3 text-justifyProperty


Example

Change the spacing between characters so that each line is aligned:

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

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Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version number that supports the property.

Property
text-justify Not supported 5.5 Not supported Not supported Not supported

Property definition and usage instructions

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

This property specifies how text should be aligned and the spacing for alignment.

Default value: auto
Inherited: yes
version: CSS3
JavaScript Syntax: object.style.textJustify="inter-word"


Syntax

text-justify: auto|inter-word|inter-ideograph|inter-cluster|distribute|kashida|trim;

Value Description
auto The browser determines the justification algorithm.
none Disable justification.
inter-word Increase/decrease the spacing between words.
inter-ideograph Justify content using ideographic text.
inter-cluster Justifies content that does not contain internal word spacing (such as Asian languages).
distribute Similar to newspaper layout, except that in East Asian languages the last line is not justified.
kashida Justify content by stretching characters.
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