CSS letter-spacing Property

Example

Set the letter spacing for h1 and h2 elements:

h1 {letter-spacing:2px}
h2 {letter-spacing:-3px}

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The letter-spacing property increases or decreases the space between characters in a text.

Default value:	normal
Inherited:	yes
Version:	CSS1
JavaScript syntax:	object.style.letterSpacing="3px"

The letter-spacing property is supported in all major browsers.

Note: No versions of Internet Explorer (including IE8) support the property value "inherit".

Value	Description
normal	No extra space between characters. This is default
length	Defines an extra space between characters (negative values are allowed)
inherit	Specifies that the value of the letter-spacing property should be inherited from the parent element

CSS tutorial: CSS Text