CSS white-space Property

Example

Specify that the text in paragraphs will never wrap:

p
{
white-space:nowrap;
}

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The white-space property specifies how white-space inside an element is handled.

The white-space property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".

Value	Description
normal	Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace. Text will wrap when necessary. This is default
nowrap	Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace. Text will never wrap to the next line. The text continues on the same line until a <br /> tag is encountered
pre	Whitespace is preserved by the browser. Text will only wrap on line breaks Acts like the <pre> tag in HTML
pre-line	Sequences of whitespace will collapse into a single whitespace. Text will wrap when necessary, and on line breaks
pre-wrap	Whitespace is preserved by the browser. Text will wrap when necessary, and on line breaks
inherit	Specifies that the value of the white-space property should be inherited from the parent element

CSS tutorial: CSS Text

HTML DOM reference: whiteSpace property