The HTML DOM style wordBreak property returns and modify line breaking rules for non - Chinese, Japanese and Korean scripts in an HTML document.
Syntax
Following is the syntax −
Returning wordBreak
object.style.wordBreak
Modifying wordBreak
object.style.wordBreak = “value”
Values
Here, value can be −
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| initial | It set this property value to its default value. |
| inherit | It inherits this property value from its parent element. |
| normal | It breaks words according to their usual rules. |
| keep-all | In it line breaks are disallowed between pairs of letters. |
| break-all | In it lines may break between any two letters. |
Example
Let us see an example of HTML DOM style wordBreak property −
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {
color: #000;
background: lightblue;
height: 100vh;
}
p {
border: 2px solid #fff;
width: 120px;
}
.btn {
background: #db133a;
border: none;
height: 2rem;
border-radius: 2px;
width: 40%;
display: block;
color: #fff;
outline: none;
cursor: pointer;
margin: 1rem 0;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>DOM Style wordBreak Property Example</h1>
<p>Thisisaparagraphelement.</p>
<button onclick="add()" class="btn">Set wordBreak</button>
<script>
function add() {
document.querySelector('p').style.wordBreak = "break-all"
}
</script>
</body>
</html>Output
This will produce the following output −
Click on “Set wordBreak” button to break the long word inside the paragraph element −
