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== Summary ==
The text-indent indents the first line of text in an element. The property asks for the length of the indentation.
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<td><b>Applicability:</b></td><td>The text-indent property can be used for all block-level elements, table cells and inline blocks.<td>
</tr>
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<td><b>[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/CSS:%40media#Media_groups Media Group:]</b>
</td><td>Visual</td>
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<td><b>Inherited:</b></td><td>Yes</td>
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== Syntax ==
<pre>
p
{
text-indent: 20px
}
</pre>
== Legal Values ==
The following measurements can be used:
* cm (centimeter)
* em (ems)
* inch (inches)
* mm (millimeters)
* pc (picas)
* px (pixels)
* pt (points)
* % (percentage of block width)
Negative number can also be used, but the text will be indented to the left (potentially cutting off some characters).
See [[#Usage Examples | usage examples]] section for more details.
== Mozilla Recommended Values ==
== Usage Examples ==
<pre>text-indent: 20px /*Indent 20 pixels.*/</pre>
<pre>text-indent: -12px /*Indent 12 pixels to the left.*/</pre>
== Notes ==
== Specification Conformance ==
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS1#text-indent CSS 1 ]
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/text.html#indentation-prop CSS 2.1]
== Browser Compatibility ==
== See Also ==
== Summary ==
The text-indent indents the first line of text in an element. The property asks for the length of the indentation.
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td><b>Applicability:</b></td><td>The text-indent property can be used for all block-level elements, table cells and inline blocks.<td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>[http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/CSS:%40media#Media_groups Media Group:]</b>
</td><td>Visual</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><b>Inherited:</b></td><td>Yes</td>
</tr>
</table>
== Syntax ==
<pre>
p
{
text-indent: 20px
}
</pre>
== Legal Values ==
The following measurements can be used:
* cm (centimeter)
* em (ems)
* inch (inches)
* mm (millimeters)
* pc (picas)
* px (pixels)
* pt (points)
* % (percentage of block width)
Negative number can also be used, but the text will be indented to the left (potentially cutting off some characters).
See [[#Usage Examples | usage examples]] section for more details.
== Mozilla Recommended Values ==
== Usage Examples ==
<pre>text-indent: 20px /*Indent 20 pixels.*/</pre>
<pre>text-indent: -12px /*Indent 12 pixels to the left.*/</pre>
== Notes ==
== Specification Conformance ==
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS1#text-indent CSS 1 ]
*[http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/text.html#indentation-prop CSS 2.1]
== Browser Compatibility ==
== See Also ==
