CSS word-break
CSS word-break is used to specify whether the browser should break the word if it reaches the end of the line.
CSS word-break property values are normal, break-all, keep-all, break-word.
Normally, line breaks in text can only occur in certain spaces, like when there is a space or a hyphen.
CSS word-break property values are
- normal : It specifies to use default line break rule.
- break-all : It broke word at any character to prevent overflow.
- keep-all : It doesnt allow word breaks for CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean) text. But for non CJK text it acts as normal value.
- break-word : It broke word at random points to prevent overflow.
break-all value for css word-break property
It specifies to break at any character in order to prevent overflow.
keep-all value for css word-break property
It works similar to normal value, and it specifies not to use break for Chinese/Japanese/Korean (CJK) text.
break-word value for css word-break property
In order to prevent overflow words can be broken.