letter-spacing

Sets the horizontal spacing (kerning) between characters in a block of text.

It is documented as part of the CSS Text specification.

/* Usage Example */
.uppercase-heading {
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  /* adds breathing room for capitalized headers */
}

/* Syntax */
letter-spacing: normal;

/* Global values */
letter-spacing: inherit;
letter-spacing: initial;
letter-spacing: revert;
letter-spacing: revert-layer;
letter-spacing: unset;
Widely available Since 2015 96% global usage

This feature is well established and works across many devices and browser versions. It has been available across browsers since 2015.

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