Property Description

The text-indent property sets the indentation of the first line in a text-block.

This property has the following syntax:

text-indent: length|%|initial|inherit;

Note: If the value is negative, the first line will be indented to the left.

Property Values

Value	Description
length	Defines a fixed indentation in px, pt, cm, em, etc.
%	Defines the indentation in % of the width of the parent element
initial	Specifies that the value of the property should be set to the default value
inherit	Specifies that the value of the property should be inherited from the parent element

This example shows how to indent the first line of paragraph elements 30 pixels.

p
{
  text-indent:30px;
}

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