CSS text-indent Property
 Complete CSS Reference
Definition and Usage
The text-indent property specifies the indentation of the first line in a text-block.
Note: Negative values are allowed. The first line will be indented to the left if the value is negative.
| Default value: |
not specified |
| Inherited: |
yes |
| Version: |
CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: |
object.style.textIndent="50px" |
Browser Support
The text-indent property is supported in all major browsers.
Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".
Property Values
| Value |
Description |
| length |
Defines a fixed indentation in px, pt, cm, em, etc. |
| % |
Defines the indentation in % of the width of the parent
element |
| inherit |
Specifies that the value of the text-indent property should be inherited
from the parent element |
Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Text
HTML DOM reference: textIndent property
Complete CSS Reference
 |
W3Schools' Online Certification Program
The perfect solution for professionals who need to balance work, family, and career building.
More than 4000 certificates already issued!
|
The HTML Certificate documents your knowledge of HTML, XHTML, and CSS.
The JavaScript Certificate documents your knowledge of JavaScript and HTML DOM.
The XML Certificate documents your knowledge of XML, XML DOM and XSLT.
The ASP Certificate documents your knowledge of ASP, SQL, and ADO.
The PHP Certificate documents your knowledge of PHP and SQL (MySQL).
| 
