The hanging-punctuation CSS property specifies whether a punctuation mark should hang at the start or end of a line of text. Hanging punctuation may be placed outside the line box.

/* Keyword values */ hanging-punctuation: none; hanging-punctuation: first; hanging-punctuation: last; hanging-punctuation: force-end; hanging-punctuation: allow-end;  /* Two keywords */ hanging-punctuation: first force-end; hanging-punctuation: first allow-end; hanging-punctuation: first last; hanging-punctuation: last force-end; hanging-punctuation: last allow-end;  /* Three keywords */ hanging-punctuation: first force-end last; hanging-punctuation: first allow-end last;  /* Global values */ hanging-punctuation: inherit; hanging-punctuation: initial; hanging-punctuation: revert; hanging-punctuation: unset; 

hanging-punctuation

The hanging-punctuation CSS property specifies whether a punctuation mark should hang at the start or end of a line of text. Hanging punctuation may be placed outside the line box.

/* Keyword values */ hanging-punctuation: none; hanging-punctuation: first; hanging-punctuation: last; hanging-punctuation: force-end; hanging-punctuation: allow-end;  /* Two keywords */ hanging-punctuation: first force-end; hanging-punctuation: first allow-end; hanging-punctuation: first last; hanging-punctuation: last force-end; hanging-punctuation: last allow-end;  /* Three keywords */ hanging-punctuation: first force-end last; hanging-punctuation: first allow-end last;  /* Global values */ hanging-punctuation: inherit; hanging-punctuation: initial; hanging-punctuation: revert; hanging-punctuation: unset; 

Syntax

The hanging-punctuation property may be specified with one, two, or three values.

One-value syntax uses any one of the keyword values in the list below. Two-value syntax uses one of the following: first together with any one of last, allow-end, or force-end last together with any one of first, allow-end, or force-end Three-value syntax uses one of the following: first, allow-end, and last first, force-end, and last

Values

none

No character hangs.

first

An opening bracket or quote at the start of the first formatted line of an element hangs.

last

A closing bracket or quote at the end of the last formatted line of an element hangs.

force-end

A stop or comma at the end of a line hangs.

allow-end

A stop or comma at the end of a line hangs if it does not otherwise fit prior to justification.

Formal definition

Initial value	none
Applies to	all elements
Inherited	yes
Computed value	as specified
Animation type	discrete

Formal syntax

none | [ first || [ force-end | allow-end ] || last ]

Examples

Setting opening and closing quotes to hang

HTML

<p>"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Curabitur dignissim nunc mauris, et sollicitudin est scelerisque sed. Praesent laoreet tortor massa, sit amet vulputate nulla pharetra ut."</p> 

CSS

p {   hanging-punctuation: first last;   margin: .5rem; } 

Result

Specifications

Specification
CSS Text Module Level 3 # hanging-punctuation-property

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