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overflow-wrap

Widely available since 2021-04-02
Tags: css Groups: CSS > Text > Text wrap

The overflow-wrap CSS property breaks a line of text onto multiple lines inside the targeted element in an otherwise unbreakable place to prevent overflow. The legacy property is word-wrap.

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Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 23 Released on 2012-11-06
  • Chrome Android 25 Released on 2013-02-27
  • Edge 18 Released on 2018-10-02
  • Firefox 49 Released on 2016-09-20
  • Firefox for Android 49 Released on 2016-09-20
  • Safari 7 Released on 2013-10-22
  • Safari on iOS 7 Released on 2013-09-18