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css-letter-spacing CSS property controls spacing between characters of text, not to be confused with kerning , which is a kind of edge-alignment: its effect is subtle and should be used appropriately.
Last updated on : 2023-03-20
Browser Versions
IE
Edge
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Fully Supported
Partially
No Support
Inherited
yes
Applies to
all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.
Initial value
normal
Animation type
a length
Computed value
an optimum value consisting of either an absolute length or the keyword normal
CSS Text Module Level 3 # letter-spacing-property
/* Keyword value */
letter-spacing: normal;
/* <length> values */
letter-spacing: 0.3em;
letter-spacing: 3px;
letter-spacing: .3px;
/* Global values */
letter-spacing: inherit;
letter-spacing: initial;
letter-spacing: unset;
letter-spacing CSS property on IE is fully supported on 9-11 and partially supported on 6-8 IE versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Edge is fully supported on all Edge versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Firefox is fully supported on all Firefox versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Chrome is fully supported on 30-114 and partially supported on 4-29 Chrome versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Safari is fully supported on 6.1-16.4 and partially supported on 3.2-6 Safari versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Opera is fully supported on 17-95 and partially supported on 10.5-16 Opera versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Safari on iOS is fully supported on all Safari on iOS versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-111 and partially supported on 2.3-4 Android Browser versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-73 and partially supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.
letter-spacing CSS property on Samsung Internet is fully supported on all Samsung Internet versions.
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Overall Browser Compatibility Score
Note:letter-spacing CSS property shows a browser compatibility score of 100. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.
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