Intent to Prototype: CSS `hyphenate-limit-chars` property
Koji Ishii
Contact emails
ko...@chromium.orgExplainer
NoneSpecification
https://w3c.github.io/csswg-drafts/css-text-4/#propdef-hyphenate-limit-charsSummary
This property specifies the minimum number of characters in a hyphenated word. When applying the hyphenation, the optimal minimum number of characters in the word, before the hyphen, or after the hyphen can vary by the design of the page, or by the language. This property allows the finer control of the hyphenation.
Blink component
Blink>Layout>InlineMotivation
The finer control of the hyphenation is desired for developers wanting better typography on the web. It can also help international pages when the default settings are not optimal. Supporting this feature reduces the needs of using the JavaScript hyphenation libraries. The tracking bug has 29 stars as of Oct, 2022.
Initial public proposal
TAG review
TAG review status
Not applicableRisks
Interoperability and Compatibility
Gecko: No signal (https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1521723)
WebKit: No signal (https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=67786) Shipped the properties in the old syntax `hyphenate-limit-{before,after}` with the `-webkit-` prefix.
Web developers: Positive (https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=924069)
Other signals: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1521723
WebView application risks
Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications?
No
Debuggability
The new CSS property should be rolled out to the autocomplete functionality.
Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests?
NoFlag name
Requires code in //chrome?
FalseTracking bug
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=924069Estimated milestones
No milestones specified