CSS text-indent Property
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Description
The text-indent CSS property specifies the indent in the first line of text within an element.
The following table summarizes the usages context and the version history of this property.
| Default value: | 0 |
|---|---|
| Applies to: | Block and inline-block elements, table cells |
| Inherited: | Yes |
| Animatable: | Yes. See animatable properties. |
| Version: | CSS 1, 2, 3 |
Syntax
The syntax of the property is given with:
The example below shows the text-indent property in action.
Example
Try this code »p {
text-indent: 100px;
}Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| length | Specifies a fixed length indentation. Negative length Values are allowed. |
| percentage | The indentation is a percentage (%) of the containing block width. Negative percentage Values are allowed. |
initial |
Sets this property to its default value. |
inherit |
If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element text-indent property. |
Browser Compatibility
The text-indent property is supported in all major modern browsers.
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Basic Support—
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Further Reading
See tutorial on: CSS Text, CSS Margin.
Text-related properties: letter-spacing, text-align, text-decoration, text-overflow, text-shadow, text-transform, white-space, word-spacing.
