Making CSS wrap text
If a container contains a word that is too long to fit between the edges, you can use the CSS word-wrap
property to allow breaking words and wrapping them in the next line:
It may seem similar to word-break, but there is a clear difference: word-wrap
is used to break a word that is too long to fit, and word-break
breaks the last word in a too long line.

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CSS word-wrap syntax
There are two possible values to define for CSS word wrap:
Value | Syntax | Explanation |
---|---|---|
normal |
word-wrap: normal; |
The default value. The lines can only be broken at allowed break points (e.g., spaces) |
break‑word |
word-wrap: break-word |
Usually unbreakable words can be broken if there are no break points |
Note: since the CSS Text Level 3 specification,
word-wrap
was renamed asoverflow‑wrap
.
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