The overflow-wrap
CSS property sets whether the browser should insert line breaks within words to prevent text from overflowing its content box.
Note: In contrast to word-break
, overflow-wrap
will only create a break if an entire word cannot be placed on its own line without overflowing.
The property was originally a nonstandard and unprefixed Microsoft extension called word-wrap
, and was implemented by most browsers with the same name. It has since been renamed to overflow-wrap
, with word-wrap
being an alias.
/* Keyword values */ overflow-wrap: normal; overflow-wrap: break-word; /* Global values */ overflow-wrap: inherit; overflow-wrap: initial; overflow-wrap: unset;
The overflow-wrap
property is specified as a single keyword chosen from the list of values below.
normal
break-word
normal | break-word
This example compares the results of overflow-wrap
, word-break
, and hyphens
when breaking up a long word.
<p class="normal">They say the fishing is excellent at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, though I've never been there myself. (<code>normal</code>)</p> <p class="overflow-wrap">They say the fishing is excellent at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, though I've never been there myself. (<code>overflow-wrap</code>)</p> <p class="word-break">They say the fishing is excellent at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, though I've never been there myself. (<code>word-break</code>)</p> <p class="hyphens">They say the fishing is excellent at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, though I've never been there myself. (<code>hyphens</code>, without <code>lang</code> attribute)</p> <p class="hyphens" lang="en">They say the fishing is excellent at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, though I've never been there myself. (<code>hyphens</code>, English rules)</p> <p class="hyphens" lang="de">They say the fishing is excellent at Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, though I've never been there myself. (<code>hyphens</code>, German rules)</p>
p { width: 13em; background: gold; } .overflow-wrap { overflow-wrap: break-word; } .word-break { word-break: break-all; } .hyphens { hyphens: auto; }
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
CSS Text Module Level 3 The definition of 'overflow-wrap' in that specification. | Working Draft | Initial definition |
Initial value | normal |
---|---|
Applies to | all elements |
Inherited | yes |
Media | visual |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Canonical order | the unique non-ambiguous order defined by the formal grammar |
Desktop | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | |
Basic support | Yes
|
18
|
49
|
5.5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Mobile | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Android webview | Chrome for Android | Edge Mobile | Firefox for Android | Opera for Android | iOS Safari | Samsung Internet | |
Basic support | Yes
|
? | Yes
|
49
|
Yes | Yes
|
? |
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