Sets or retrieves whether to break words when the content exceeds the boundaries of its container.

Syntax

HTML	{ word-wrap : sWrap }
Scripting	object.style.wordWrap [ = sWrap ]

Possible Values

sWrap

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. normal Default. Content exceeds the boundaries of its container. break-word Content wraps to next line, and a word-break occurs when necessary.

The property is read/write for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only: currentStyle. The property has a default value of normal. The Microsoft Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) extension is inherited.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

This property is read-only for the currentStyle object.

This property applies to elements that have layout. An element has layout when it is absolutely positioned, is a block element, or is an inline element with a specified height or width.

Example

The following example shows how to use the break-word value of the wordWrap property to break one long word into multiple words on multiple lines. This value avoids horizontal scrolling and can be useful for printing. The p element in this example has layout, because its width is set.

<P STYLE="word-wrap:break-word;width:100%;left:0">
LongWordLongWord...LongWordLongWord</P>

This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

Standards Information

This property is a Microsoft extension to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) .

Applies To

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CENTER, CITE, CODE, currentStyle, CUSTOM, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, hn, HR, HTML, I, IMG, INPUT, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MENU, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, runtimeStyle, S, SAMP, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, style, SUB, SUP, TEXTAREA, TD, TH, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

See Also

lineBreak, wordBreak, whiteSpace