Sets or retrieves line-breaking behavior within words, particularly where multiple languages appear in the object.

Syntax

HTML	{ -ms-word-break : sBreak }
Scripting	[ sBreak = ] object.style.wordBreak

Possible Values

sBreak

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. normal Default. Allows line breaking within words. break-all Behaves as normal for CJK text, yet allows the line to break arbitrarily for non-CJK text. This value is suited to CJK text that contains small amounts of non-CJK text. keep-all Behaves as normal for non-CJK text, but disallows word breaking for CJK text. This value is suited to non-CJK text that includes small amounts of CJK text.

The property is read/write for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only: currentStyle. The property has a default value of normal. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute is inherited.

DHTML expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s). As of Internet Explorer 8, expressions are not supported in IE8 mode. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

  Internet Explorer 8. The -ms-word-break attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be be used as a synonym for word-break in IE8 mode.

When using the -ms-word-break attribute with a TABLE, you must set the table-layout attribute to fixed on the TABLE.

The behaviors of the parameter values are detailed in CSS Text Level 3: W3C Working Draft (6 March 2007), sec. 4.1, "Line Breaking Restrictions: The 'word-break' Property" ; and in Unicode Standard Annex #14: Line Breaking Properties .

Standards Information

This property is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 3 (CSS3) .

Applies To

ADDRESS, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CENTER, currentStyle, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, FIELDSET, FORM, hn, HR, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, style, TABLE, TD, TH, TR, UL, XMP, CSSCurrentStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSRuleStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSStyleDeclaration Constructor