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Hyphenate limit chars

The hyphenate-limit-chars CSS property sets the number of characters in a word before it is hyphenated and the minimum number of characters on either side of the hyphen.

Baseline Status: This feature is currently Limited (not yet Baseline). Latest engine implementation shipped on Apr 1, 2025.

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

109

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

137

Supported

Apple Safari

—

Unsupported

Microsoft Edge

109

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

109

Firefox Android

137

Safari iOS

—

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

css.properties.hyphenate-limit-chars ↗ css.properties.hyphenate-limit-chars.auto ↗