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Hyphenation

Newly available since 2023-09-18
Tags: css Groups: CSS

The hyphens CSS property controls when long words are broken by line wrapping. Although called hyphens, the property applies to word-splitting behavior across languages, such as customary spelling changes or the use of other characters. Support for non-English languages varies significantly.

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