Web platform features explorer - Hyphenate limit chars

The hyphenate-limit-chars CSS property sets the number of characters in a word before it is hyphenated and the minimum number of characters on either side of the hyphen.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

hyphenate-limit-chars

Specifications

CSS Text Module Level 4 (#hyphenate-char-limits), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome 109 Released on 2023-01-10
Chrome Android 109 Released on 2023-01-10
Edge 109 Released on 2023-01-12
Firefox 137 Released on 2025-04-01
Firefox for Android 137 Released on 2025-04-01
Safari ❌
Safari on iOS ❌

Baseline availability blocked since April 2025 by Safari (8 months)

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.114% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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