Property hyphens

Specifies how words should be hyphenated when
text wraps across multiple lines. It can prevent
hyphenation entirely, hyphenate at
manually-specified points within the text, or let
the browser automatically insert hyphens where
appropriate.

Syntax

/* Keyword values */
hyphens: none;
hyphens: manual;
hyphens: auto;

/* Global values */
hyphens: inherit;
hyphens: initial;
hyphens: revert;
hyphens: revert-layer;
hyphens: unset;

Example

<dl>
  <dt><code>none</code>: no hyphen; overflow if needed</dt>
  <dd lang="en" class="none">An extreme&shy;ly long English word</dd>
  <dt>
    <code>manual</code>: hyphen only at &amp;hyphen; or &amp;shy; (if needed)
  </dt>
  <dd lang="en" class="manual">An extreme&shy;ly long English word</dd>
  <dt><code>auto</code>: hyphens where the algorithm decides (if needed)</dt>
  <dd lang="en" class="auto">An extreme&shy;ly long English word</dd>
</dl>

dd {
  width: 55px;
  border: 1px solid black;
}
dd.none {
  hyphens: none;
}
dd.manual {
  hyphens: manual;
}
dd.auto {
  hyphens: auto;
}