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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

Specifications

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 (3 months)

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~0.088% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.

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