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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.

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

MDN documentation

`hyphens` CSS property

Specifications

CSS Text Module Level 3 (#hyphens-property), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~10.446% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.com.

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