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CSS hanging-punctuation Property

Description

This css property may be dropped in the future. Use with caution.

The hanging-punctuation property determines whether a punctuation mark, if one is present, may be placed outside the line box at the start or at the end of a full line of text.

Initial value
none
Applies to
Inline elements
Inherited
No
Media
Visual
Computed value
As specified
Animatable
No
CSS Version
CSS3
JavaScript syntax
object.style.hangingPunctuation

Syntax

hanging-punctuation: none | [ first || [ force-end | allow-end ] || last ]

Values

  • noneNo character hangs.
  • firstAn opening bracket or quote at the start of the first formatted line of an element hangs. This applies to all characters in the Unicode categories Ps, Pf, Pi.
  • force-endA stop or comma at the end of a line hangs.
  • allow-endA stop or comma at the end of a line hangs if it does not otherwise fit prior to justification.
  • lastA closing bracket or quote at the end of the last formatted line of an element hangs. This applies to all characters in the Unicode categories Pe, Pf, Pi.

Example

<p>“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur dignissim nunc mauris, et sollicitudin est scelerisque sed. Praesent laoreet tortor massa, sit amet vulputate nulla pharetra ut.”</p>
p {
  hanging-punctuation: first last;
  margin: .5rem;
}

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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 3rd November 2019


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