kerning property
Gets or sets a value that indicates whether Windows Internet Explorer should adjust inter-glyph spacing based on kerning tables that are included in the relevant font (that is, enable auto-kerning) or instead disable auto-kerning and set inter-character spacing to a specific length (typically zero).
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Syntax
kerning: auto |
<length>
| inherit
Property values
auto-
Default. Indicates that inter-glyph spacing is adjusted based on kerning tables that are included in the font that will be used (that is, auto-kerning is enabled).
- length
-
Indicates the amount of inter-character spacing to a specific length (typically zero). When a length is set, auto-kerning is disabled.
inherit-
Indicates that the property takes the same computed value as the property for the element's parent.
CSS information
| Applies To | text content elements |
|---|---|
| Media | visual |
| Inherited | 1 |
| Initial Value | auto |
Standards information
- Scalable Vector Graphics: Text, Section 10.11
Remarks
As of Microsoft Edge, this presentation attribute is animatable with CSS Animations and CSS Transitions.
When a length is provided, its value is added to the inter-character spacing value specified by the letterSpacing property.
If a length is provided without a unit identifier (for example, an unqualified number such as 128), Internet Explorer processes the length as a width value.
See also
- CSSStyleDeclaration
- currentStyle
- style
- SVGTextElement
- SVGTextPathElement
- SVGTSpanElement
- Reference
- letterSpacing
- wordSpacing