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Hyphenation

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.

Status

Baseline Newly Available (since 2023-09-18)

This feature is expected to reach Baseline Widely Available status on: 2026-03-18

MDN documentation

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 88 Released on 2021-01-19
  • Chrome Android 55 Released on 2016-12-06
  • Edge 88 Released on 2021-01-21
  • Firefox 43 Released on 2015-12-15
  • Firefox for Android 43 Released on 2015-12-15
  • Safari 17 Released on 2023-09-18
  • Safari on iOS 17 Released on 2023-09-18

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~11.052% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.