CSS GUIDE LETTER SPACING

This document is a work in progress and is subject to change.

Summary

This property increase and decreases the space between letters.

Syntax

p { letter-spacing: -0.5px }

p { letter-spacing: 8px }

Legal Values

Value	Description
normal	Defines normal space between characters
length	The following values can be also used to define the letter-spacing distance: cm (centimeter) em (ems) inch (inches) mm (millimeters) pc (picas) px (pixels) pt (points)

Usage Examples

H1 { letter-spacing: 0.1em }

P.note { letter-spacing: -0.1em }

Notes

Inherited: Yes

Note: Negative values are allowed.

Specification Conformance

• CSS 1

Browser Compatibility

• Internet Explorer
• Netscape Navigator
• Opera
• Firefox
• Safari

See Also

• word-spacing