controls the line-breaking behavior within words

word-break: ***;

Browser
Internet Explorer5
Type
Extension

The word-break property specifies the line-breaking behavior within words.

p {
word-break: break-all;
}

Property Value Explanation
word-break normal normal line-breaking (default)
break-all allows line-breaking within words (for non-Asian text)
keep-all not allow line-breaking within words (for Asian text)

Example

<html>
<head>
<title>TAG index</title>

<style type="text/css">

p {
width: 40%;
border: 1px #c0c0c0 solid;
}

#example1 { word-break: normal; }
#example2 { word-break: break-all; }
#example3 { word-break: keep-all; }

</style>

</head>
<body>

<p id="example1">normal<br>This is example text ...</p>
<p id="example2">break-all<br>This is example text ...</p>
<p id="example3">keep-all<br>This is example text ...</p>

</body>
</html>
Output

normal
This is example text. The word-break property controls the line-breaking behavior within words.

break-all
This is example text. The word-break property controls the line-breaking behavior within words.

keep-all
This is example text. The word-break property controls the line-breaking behavior within words.

Screen shot in Japanese language

Japanese language