text-justifyNN n/a IE 5 CSS n/a

Inherited: Yes

Controls detailed character distribution techniques for any block-level element that has its text-align CSS attribute set to justify. This attribute is designed primarily for Asian or other non-Latin languages.

 
CSS Syntax
 
text-justify: justificationType
 
Value

One of the constants shown in the following table.

ValueMeaning
auto Lets browser choose best type
distribute Similar to newspaper but optimized for Asian languages
distribute-all-lines Justifies lines, including the last line, leading to potentially very wide word spacing
distribute-center-last Justifies lines but centers the last line (not implemented)
inter-cluster Justifies lines lacking word spacing
inter-ideograph Justifies lines consisting of ideographs
inter-word Justifies lines by distributing padded space between words (common for Latin languages)
kashida Justify Arabic script through elongated strokes (IE 5.5 or later required)
newspaperJustify lines by distributing padded space between words and between characters
 
Initial Value

0

 
Example
 
div#col1 {text-align:justify; text-justify:newspaper}
 
Applies To

Block-level elements.

 
Object Model Reference
 
[window.]document.getElementById("elementID").style.textJustify