The "word-wrap" CSS Property

New in CSS3

This property is an alternate name for "overflow-wrap" and is supported for legacy reasons.

Values for "word-wrap"

CSS Level	Value
CSS 2.1	(invalid)
CSS3	"normal" or "break-word"

Notes

• This property only has an effect when 'white-space' allows wrapping.

Recommended Links

• CanIUse.com: Search "word-wrap" (browser compatibility information)
• CanIEmail.com: Search "word-wrap" (email client compatibility information)
• CSS3: word-wrap property
• MDN: word-wrap property

Search Engine Links (for more information)

• Bing "CSS word-wrap property"
• Google "CSS word-wrap property"