Support for soft hyphens
Typographers aid ‘justification’ of text by using a hyphen to split long words across two lines. HTML specifies that ‘soft’ hyphens can be used to indicate where a word could be divided in this manner, yet few modern browsers seem to support it.
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The tests
In these tests, I have placed 7 soft hyphens within a particularly long word. The tests are repeated using the ­ and ­ entities and thirdly by coding a <br/> in the middle of the word
In all cases, where a line is broken at a soft hyphen, a hyphen character must be displayed at the end of the first line. If a line is not broken at a soft hyphen, the user agent must not display a hyphen character.
Soft hyphens tests in your current browser
I’m told this is the longest word in the English language: antidisestablishmentarianism.
I’m told this is the longest word in the English language: antidisestablishmentarianism.
I’m told this is the longest word in the English language: antidisestab
lishmentarianism.
Soft hyphens tests in Internet Explorer 6
Soft hyphens tests in Safari 1.2
Soft hyphens tests in Mozilla 1.6
Soft hyphens tests in Opera 7.23
