CSS text-indent Property
CSS text-indent
property specifies the amount of indentation before the first line of an text element.
Usages
The following table outline the usages and version history of this property.
Default value: | 0 |
Applies to: | All block level elements, table cells, and inline-blocks |
Inherited: | Yes |
Version: | CSS1 |
JavaScript Syntax: | object.style.textAlign = "center" |
Syntax
Here is a syntax for the CSS text-indent
property
text-indent: length | percentage | initial | inherit;
Property Values
The following table describes the values of this property.
Value | Description |
---|---|
length | Specifies indentation in length value expressed in px, pt, cm, em, etc Negative values are also allowed |
right | Specifies indentation in percentage value Negative values are also allowed |
initial | Sets default value of this property |
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element |
Examples
The example below shows to sets text-indent property.
p.one {
text-indent: 35px;
}
p.two {
text-indent: 10%;
}
Browser Compatibility
- Google Chrome 1+
- Mozilla Firefox 1+
- Internet Explorer 3+
- Opera 3.5+
- Safari 1+
Note: Here details of browser compatibility with version number may be this is bug and not supported. But recommended to always use latest Web browser.