Non-standard
This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.
The -ms-text-autospace CSS property is a Microsoft extension that specifies the autospacing and narrow space width adjustment of text.
| Initial value | none |
|---|---|
| Applies to | all elements |
| Inherited | no |
| Computed value | as specified |
| Animation type | discrete |
noneNo effect takes place; that is, no extra space is added. This is the default value.
ideograph-alphaCreates extra spacing between runs of ideographic and non-ideographic text, such as Latin-based, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, or Hebrew text.
ideograph-numericCreates extra spacing between runs of ideographic text and numeric characters.
ideograph-parenthesisCreates extra spacing between a normal (non-wide) parenthesis and an ideograph.
ideograph-spaceExtends the width of the space character when it is adjacent to ideographs.
none | ideograph-alpha | ideograph-numeric | ideograph-parenthesis | ideograph-space
Not part of any specification.
This property requires Windows 8 or later.
This property is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for text-autospace in IE8 standards Mode.
An ideograph is a character in an Asian writing system that represents a concept or an idea, but not a particular word or pronunciation.