CSS3 Text Effects

CSS3 Text Effects

CSS3 contains several new text features.
In this chapter you will learn about the following text properties:

• text-shadow
• word-wrap

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Browser Support

Property	Browser Support
text-shadow
word-wrap

Internet Explorer does not yet support the text-shadow property.
Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Opera support the text-shadow property.
All major browsers support the word-wrap property.

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CSS3 Text Shadow

In CSS3, the text-shadow property applies shadow to text.

You specify the horizontal shadow, the vertical shadow, the blur distance, and the color of the shadow:

Example

Add a shadow to a header:
h1
{
text-shadow: 5px 5px 5px #FF0000;
}

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CSS3 Word Wrapping

If a word is too long to fit within an area, it expands outside:

This paragraph contains a very long word: thisisaveryveryveryveryveryverylongword. The long word will brake and wrap to the next line.

In CSS3, the word-wrap property allows you to force the text to wrap - even if it means splitting it in the middle of a word:

This paragraph contains a very long word: thisisaveryveryveryveryveryverylongword. The long word will brake and wrap to the next line.

The CSS code is as follows:

Example

Allow long words to be able to brake and wrap onto the next line:
p {word-wrap:break-word;}

New Text Properties

Property	Description	CSS
hanging-punctuation	Specifies whether a punctuation character may be placed outside the line box	3
punctuation-trim	Specifies whether a punctuation character should be trimmed	3
text-align-last	Describes how the last line of a block or a line right before a forced line break is aligned when text-align is "justify"	3
text-emphasis	Applies emphasis marks, and the foreground color of the emphasis marks, to the element's text	3
text-justify	Specifies the justification method used when text-align is "justify"	3
text-outline	Specifies a text outline	3
text-overflow	Specifies what should happen when text overflows the containing element	3
text-shadow	Adds shadow to text	3
text-wrap	Specifies line breaking rules for text	3
word-break	Specifies line breaking rules for non-CJK scripts	3
word-wrap	Allows long, unbreakable words to be broken and wrap to the next line	3