layout-grid-char-spacing Attribute | layoutGridCharSpacing Property

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Sets or retrieves the character spacing used for rendering the text content of an element with the layout-grid-type attribute set to loose.

Syntax

HTML	{ layout-grid-char-spacing: sCharSpace }
Scripting	oObject.style.layoutGridCharSpacing [ = sCharSpace ]

Possible Values

sCharSpace

String that specifies one of the following values: auto Largest character in the font of the element is used to set the character grid. length Floating-point number, followed by an absolute units designator (cm, mm, in, pt, pc, or px) or a relative units designator (em or ex). For more information about the supported length units, see CSS Length Units. percentage Integer, followed by a %. The value is a percentage derived from the dimensions of the parent object.

The property is read/write with a default value of auto; the proposed cascading style sheets (CSS) extension attribute is inherited.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see dynamic properties.

Remarks

The visual effects of the layout-grid-char-spacing attribute are similar to the lineHeight property.

Web documents in East Asian languages, such as Chinese or Japanese, usually create a page layout for characters using a one- or two-dimensional grid. You can use the layout-grid attribute to incorporate this layout into Web documents.

The layout-grid-char-spacing attribute applies only to block-level elements.

Note For this property to have an effect, the layout-grid-mode attribute must be set to char or both, and the layout-grid-type attribute must be set to loose.

Example

This example uses the layout-grid-char-spacing attribute to specify character layout for a block of text.

<STYLE>
DIV.layout { layout-grid-char-spacing: auto }
</STYLE>

<DIV CLASS = "layout">
This is a block element containing a sentence of sample text.
</DIV>

Applies To

[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.	BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, CENTER, currentStyle, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, FIELDSET, FORM, Hn, HR, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, style, TABLE, TD, TH, TR, UL, XMP

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