Hanging punctuationLimited availability
The hanging-punctuation CSS property puts punctuation characters outside of the box to align the text with the rest of the document.
Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
✕Not supportedup to 155
Current: 155Edge
✕Not supportedup to 154
Current: 154Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari
1–26.4Not supported
26.5+Supportedsince May 11, 2026
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
✕Not supportedup to 155
Current: 155Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari iOS
1–26.4Not supported
26.5+Supportedsince May 11, 2026
Current: 27How to use
Not supported in Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Chrome Android, Firefox Android. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.
Example
Full syntax and examples are on MDN: hanging-punctuation.
Feature detection
CSS · check before using
@supports (hanging-punctuation: initial) {
/* styles that rely on hanging-punctuation */
}
/* or in JavaScript */
if (CSS.supports("hanging-punctuation", "initial")) {
// use it
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Usage share
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (6). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hanging-punctuation | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 |
| hanging-punctuation.allow-end | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 |
| hanging-punctuation.first | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 |
| hanging-punctuation.force-end | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 |
| hanging-punctuation.last | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 |
| hanging-punctuation.none | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 | ✕ | ✕ | 26.5 |