hyphenate-limit-zone

Summary

Specifies the maximum amount of trailing whitespace (before justification) that may be left in a line before hyphenation is triggered to pull part of a word from the next line back up into the current one.

Overview table

Initial value: 0
Applies to: block containers
Inherited: Yes
Media: visual
Computed value: specified value
Animatable: No
CSS Object Model Property: hyphenateLimitZone
Percentages: refer to width of the line box

Syntax

hyphenate-limit-zone: length
hyphenate-limit-zone: percentage

Values

percentage: Specifies the width of the hyphenation zone, relative to the total line length. Negative values are not allowed.
length: Indicates the width of the hyphenation zone. Lengths set in font-relative units (em, ex, ch) tend to be more useful here. Negative values are not allowed.

Examples

/* Only hyphenate if the line would otherwise be <= 90% its maximum possible width */
hyphenate-limit-zone: 10%;

Related specifications

CSS Text Level 4: W3C Editor’s Draft