letterSpacing property

Specifies the amount of additional space between letters in the object.

Syntax

Integer value = object.put_letterSpacing(Variant v);Integer value = object.get_letterSpacing(Variant* sSpacing);

Property values

Type: VARIANT

normal (normal)

Default. Default spacing.

length (length)

Floating-point number, followed by an absolute units designator (cm, mm, in, pt, or pc) or a relative units designator (em, ex, or px). For more information about the supported length units, see CSS Values and Units Reference.

String format

normal | <length> | inherit

CSS information

Standards information

• CSS 2.1, Section 5.4.2

Remarks

When specified as a positive length value, the IHTMLStyle::letterSpacing attribute adds the specified value to the default spacing between characters within an element. A negative length value decreases the space between characters. Letter spacing can be influenced by justification.

Requirements