Indent the first line in a text-block.
Syntax
text-indent: length | inherit ;
length - The margin size in px, pt, %, em, etc.
inherit - inherit from the parent element.
Examples:
h1 { text-indent: 20px; }
.emw3class { text-indent: 1em; }
#emw3id { text-indent: 5pt; }
Try it:
A text indent applies to the first line in each paragraph. In pages with a large amount of text this can be a useful way to break up the page content but should be combined with appropriate line spacing. |
(CSS 1) Browser Support: All major browsers.
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Related:
text-align - Horizontal alignment of text.
text-decoration - Add decoration to text.
text-overflow - What should happen when text overflows the containing element.
text-shadow - Add a shadow to text.
text-transform - Change the capitalization of text.