CSS text-indentProperty


Example

Indent the first line of the paragraph by 50 pixels:

p
{
text-indent:50px;
}

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Property definition and usage instructions

The text-indent property specifies the indentation of the first line of text in a text block.

Note:Negative values are allowed. If the value is negative, the first line will be indented to the left.

Default value: 0
Inherited: yes
version: CSS1
JavaScript Syntax: object.style.textIndent="50px"


Browser Support

The numbers in the table indicate the first browser version number that supports the property.

Property
text-indent 1.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 3.5

Property value

Value Description
length Defines a fixed indent. Default value: 0.
% Defines the indentation as a percentage based on the width of the parent element.
inherit Specifies that the value of the text-indent property should be inherited from the parent element.


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