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 — single */
hanging-punctuation: none;
hanging-punctuation: first;
hanging-punctuation: last;
hanging-punctuation: force-end;
hanging-punctuation: allow-end;

/* Keyword values — two */
hanging-punctuation: first force-end;
hanging-punctuation: first allow-end;
hanging-punctuation: first last;
hanging-punctuation: last force-end;
hanging-punctuation: last allow-end;

/* Keyword values — three */
hanging-punctuation: first force-end last;
hanging-punctuation: first allow-end last;

/* Global values */
hanging-punctuation: inherit;
hanging-punctuation: initial;
hanging-punctuation: unset;

Syntax

This property may be specified with one, two, or three values.

One-value syntax: any one of the keyword values listed below.

Two value syntax:

• either first together with any one of: last, allow-end, or force-end
• or last together with any one of: first, allow-end, or force-end.

Three-value syntax:

• either first, allow-end, and last
• or 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 syntax

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

Example

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;
  margin: .5rem;
}

Result

Specifications

• CSS Text Module Level 3 (Working Draft, 10-Oct-2013)
• CSS Text Module Level 3 (Editor’s Draft, 03-May-2017)