# Property Description

The letter-spacing property sets the space between characters in text.

# Property Values

Value | Description
--- | ---
normal | (default) No extra space between characters
length | Defines the space between characters (negative values are allowed)
inherit1 | Specifies that the value of the property should be inherited from the parent element

# Examples

This example sets the letter spacing for h1 and h2 elements.

    h1 {
      letter-spacing:2px;
    }

    h2 {
      letter-spacing:-2px;
    }

This example shows the results of setting the various letter-spacing values:

    letter-spacing:normal

    letter-spacing:2px

    letter-spacing:-2px

# Browser Support

Firefox | IE | Chrome | Opera | Safari

1 - 'inherit' not supported by IE

# Miscellaneous Information

Inherited: | Yes
Defined In: | CSS1