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letter-spacing CSS property

css-letter-spacing CSS property controls spacing between characters of text, not to be confused with kerning , which is a kind of edge-alignment: its effect is subtle and should be used appropriately.

Last updated on : 2026-02-09

Browser Versions

Edge

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Opera

6 - 8

9 - 11

12 - 144

2 - 150

4 - 29

30 - 147

3.2 - 6

6.1 - 26.3

10.6 - 16

17 - 125

Fully Supported

Partially

No Support

Formal Definition

Inherited

yes

Applies to

all elements. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line.

Initial value

normal

Animation type

a length

Computed value

an optimum value consisting of either an absolute length or the keyword normal

Specifications

CSS Text Module Level 3 # letter-spacing-property

Syntax

/* Keyword value */
 letter-spacing: normal;
 /* <length> values */
 letter-spacing: 0.3em;
 letter-spacing: 3px;
 letter-spacing: .3px;
 /* Global values */
 letter-spacing: inherit;
 letter-spacing: initial;
 letter-spacing: unset;

Browser Compatibility

letter-spacing CSS property on IE is fully supported on 9-11 and partially supported on 6-8 IE versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Edge is fully supported on all Edge versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Firefox is fully supported on all Firefox versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Chrome is fully supported on 30-147 and partially supported on 4-29 Chrome versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Safari is fully supported on 6.1-26.3 and partially supported on 3.2-6 Safari versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Opera is fully supported on 17-125 and partially supported on 10.6-16 Opera versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Safari on iOS is fully supported on all Safari on iOS versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Android Browser is fully supported on 4.4-144 and partially supported on 2.3-4 Android Browser versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Opera Mobile is fully supported on 64-80 and partially supported on 10-12 Opera Mobile versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Chrome for Android is fully supported on all Chrome for Android versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Firefox for Android is fully supported on all Firefox for Android versions.

letter-spacing CSS property on Samsung Internet is fully supported on all Samsung Internet versions.

Browser Support for letter-spacing CSS property

letter-spacing CSS property on Chrome

letter-spacing CSS property on Safari

letter-spacing CSS property on Firefox

letter-spacing CSS property on Internet Explorer

letter-spacing CSS property on Opera

letter-spacing CSS property on Edge

References

Data sourced from

100

High

Overall Browser Compatibility Score

Note:letter-spacing CSS property shows a browser compatibility score of 100. This is a collective score out of 100 to represent browser support of a web technology. The higher this score is, the greater is the browser compatibility. The browser compatibility score is not a 100% reflection for every browser and the web technology support. However, it does give you an estimate on how much you should rely on a particular web technology in terms of browser compatibility.