-ms-text-kashida-space Attribute | textKashidaSpace Property
Gets or sets the ratio of kashida expansion to white space expansion when justifying lines of text in the object.
Syntax
CSS { -ms-text-kashida-space : vKashida } Scripting [ vKashida = ] object.style.textKashidaSpace [ = vKashida ]
Possible Values
vKashida Variant that specifies or receives one of the following values.
- percentage
- Integer, followed by a %. The value is the ratio of kashida expansion to white space expansion.
100%specifies kashida expansion only, and0%specifies white space expansion only.inherit- Text is expanded like the text in the parent object.
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 0%. 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
Windows Internet Explorer 8. The -ms-text-kashida-space attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for text-kashida-space in IE8 Standards mode.
Kashida is a typographic effect that justifies lines of text by elongating characters at carefully chosen points. It is used in Arabic writing systems.
The property can be used with any justification style where kashida style expansion is used, such as the
auto,distribute,kashida, andnewspapervalues of the textJustify property.The property is read-only for the currentStyle object .
The property applies to block elements only.
Standards Information
This property is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 3 (CSS3).
Applies To
