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Utilities for controlling how words should be hyphenated.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
hyphens-none	hyphens: none;
hyphens-manual	hyphens: manual;
hyphens-auto	hyphens: auto;

Basic usage

None

Use hyphens-none to prevent words from being hyphenated even if the line break suggestion ­ is used:

Officially recognized by the Duden dictionary as the longest word in German, Kraftfahrzeug­haftpflichtversicherung is a 36 letter word for motor vehicle liability insurance.

<p class="hyphens-none ...">
  ... Kraftfahrzeug&shy;haftpflichtversicherung is a ...
</p>

Manual

Use hyphens-manual to only set hyphenation points where the line break suggestion ­ is used:

Officially recognized by the Duden dictionary as the longest word in German, Kraftfahrzeug­haftpflichtversicherung is a 36 letter word for motor vehicle liability insurance.

<p class="hyphens-manual ...">
  ... Kraftfahrzeug&shy;haftpflichtversicherung is a ...
</p>

Auto

Use hyphens-auto to allow the browser to automatically choose hyphenation points based on the language. The line break suggestion ­ will be preferred over automatic hyphenation points.

Officially recognized by the Duden dictionary as the longest word in German, Kraftfahrzeughaftpflichtversicherung is a 36 letter word for motor vehicle liability insurance.

<p class="hyphens-auto ..." lang="de">
  ... Kraftfahrzeughaftpflichtversicherung is a ...
</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:hyphens-auto to only apply the hyphens-auto utility on hover.

<p class="hyphens-none hover:hyphens-auto">
  <!-- ... -->
</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:hyphens-auto to apply the hyphens-auto utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<p class="hyphens-none md:hyphens-auto">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

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