line-break Attribute | lineBreak Property

Gets or sets line-breaking rules for text in selected languages such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean.

Syntax

CSS	{ line-break : sBreak }
Scripting	[ sBreak = ] object.style.lineBreak

Possible Values

sBreak

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. normal Default. Normal line-breaking mode is applied. strict Stricter line-breaking rules are enforced.

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 supported in IE7 Standards mode and IE5 (Quirks) mode only. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties and Defining Document Compatibility.

Remarks

This property is deprecated. It is replaced by the -ms-word-break property in Windows Internet Explorer 7 and later.

Standards Information

This property is defined in Unicode Standard Annex #14: Line Breaking Properties and is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 3 (CSS3).

Applies To

ADDRESS, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CENTER, CSSStyleDeclaration, 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

See Also

wordBreak