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Utilities for controlling word breaks in an element.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
break-normal	overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: normal;
break-words	overflow-wrap: break-word;
break-all	word-break: break-all;
break-keep	word-break: keep-all;

Basic usage

Normal

Use break-normal to only add line breaks at normal word break points.

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.

<p class="break-normal ...">...</p>

Break Words

Use break-words to add line breaks mid-word if needed.

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.

<p class="break-words ...">...</p>

Break All

Use break-all to add line breaks whenever necessary, without trying to preserve whole words.

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.

<p class="break-all ...">...</p>

Break Keep

Use break-keep to prevent line breaks from being applied to Chinese/Japanese/Korean (CJK) text. For non-CJK text break-keep has the same behavior as break-normal.

抗衡不屈不挠 (kànghéng bùqū bùnáo) 这是一个长词，意思是不畏强暴，奋勇抗争，坚定不移，永不放弃。这个词通常用来描述那些在面对困难和挑战时坚持自己信念的人， 他们克服一切困难，不屈不挠地追求自己的目标。无论遇到多大的挑战，他们都能够坚持到底，不放弃，最终获得胜利。

<p class="break-keep ...">...</p>

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Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:break-all to only apply the break-all utility on hover.

<p class="break-normal hover:break-all">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:break-all to apply the break-all utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<p class="break-normal md:break-all">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.