Hyphenation
Newly available since 2023-09-18
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 signficantly.
To learn more, see
hyphens at MDN.
Compatibility (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