B.109. text-autospace

This property lets you choose between a number of methods for increasing the space between ideographic characters (in Asian languages) and non-ideographic characters (non-Asian languages).

Inherited: No

B.109.1. Value

This property accepts any of the following constant values:

• ideograph-alpha: extra space between ideographic and non-ideographic characters

• ideograph-numeric: extra space between ideographic and numeric characters

• ideograph-parenthesis: extra space between ideographic characters and parentheses

• ideograph-space: extra space between ideographic characters and whitespace

• none: no extra space

Initial value: none

B.109.2. Compatibility

CSS Version: n/a

Internet Explorer 5 or later for Windows only.

Equivalent functionality is planned for inclusion in CSS3, but combinations of the above values will likely be allowed. To follow the work on this front, see the CSS Working Group Web site.

B.109.3. Example

This style rule adds extra spacing between ideographic and non-ideographic characters in paragraphs of class mixed:

p.mixed {
  text-autospace: ideograph-alpha;
}