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word-break

Theword-break CSS property sets whether line breaks appear wherever the text would otherwise overflow its content box.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
word-break: normal; 
word-break: break-all; 
word-break: keep-all;
word-break: break-word; /* non-standard */ 

/* Global values */
word-break: inherit;
word-break: initial;
word-break: unset;

The word-break property is specified as a single keyword chosen from the list of values below.

Values

normal: Use the default line break rule.
break-all: To prevent overflow, word breaks should be inserted between any two characters (excluding Chinese/Japanese/Korean text).
keep-all: Word breaks should not be used for Chinese/Japanese/Korean (CJK) text. Non-CJK text behavior is the same as for normal.
break-word: To prevent overflow, normally unbreakable words may be broken at arbitrary points if there are no otherwise acceptable break points in the line.

Note: In contrast to word-break: break-word and overflow-wrap: break-word (see overflow-wrap), word-break: break-all will create a break at the exact place where text would otherwise overflow its container (even if putting an entire word on its own line would negate the need for a break).

Formal syntax

normal | break-all | keep-all | break-word

Examples

HTML

<p>1. <code>word-break: normal</code></p>
<p class="normal narrow">This is a long and
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 グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国という言葉は本当に長い言葉</p>

<p>2. <code>word-break: break-all</code></p>
<p class="breakAll narrow">This is a long and
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 グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国という言葉は本当に長い言葉</p>

<p>3. <code>word-break: keep-all</code></p>
<p class="keepAll narrow">This is a long and
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 グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国という言葉は本当に長い言葉</p>

<p>4. <code>word-break: break-word</code></p> 
<p class="breakWord narrow">This is a long and 
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 グレートブリテンおよび北アイルランド連合王国という言葉は本当に長い言葉</p>

CSS

.narrow {
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid;
  display: table;
  max-width: 100%;
}

.normal {
  word-break: normal;
}

.breakAll {
  word-break: break-all;
}

.keepAll {
  word-break: keep-all;
}

.breakWord { 
  word-break: break-word; 
}

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
CSS Text Module Level 3 The definition of 'word-break' 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

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	1	12	15	5.5 5.5 No version of Internet Explorer supports the `initial` value. 8 Prefixed Prefixed Implemented with the vendor prefix: -ms- Don't use `-ms-word-break`, which is a synonym for `word-break`.	15	Yes
`keep-all`	44	Yes	15	5.5	31	9
`break-word`	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	18	Yes	15	No	?	Yes
`keep-all`	Yes	Yes	No	15	No	9	Yes
`break-word`	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes