@@ -534,24 +534,35 @@ Hyphens: the 'hyphenate-character' property</h3>
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Computed value : as specified
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</pre>
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- This property specifies strings that are shown between parts of
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- hyphenated words. The <dfn for=hyphenate-character>auto</dfn> value means that the user agent should
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- find an appropriate value, preferably from the same source as the
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- hyphenation dictionary. If a string is specified, it appears at
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- the end of the line before a hyphenation break.
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+ This property specifies the string that is shown
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+ between parts of hyphenated words.
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+ Values have the following meanings:
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+
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+ <dl dfn-for=hyphenate-character dfn-type=value>
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+ <dt> <dfn>auto</dfn>
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+ <dd>
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+ Specifies that the user agent should find an appropriate string
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+ based on the <a>content language</a> ’s typographic conventions,
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+ possibly from the same source as the hyphenation dictionary.
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+ <dt> <dfn><<string>></dfn>
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+ <dd>
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+ Specifies the string that appears
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+ at the end of the line before a hyphenation break.
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+ </dl>
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<div class="example">
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- In Latin scripts, the hyphen character (U+2010) is often used to
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- indicate that a word has been split. Normally, it will not be
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- necessary to set it explicitly. However, this can easily be done:
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+ In Latin scripts, the hyphen character (U+2010) is most typically used
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+ to indicate that a word has been split.
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+ Normally, it will not be necessary to set this explicitly.
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+ However, this can easily be done:
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<pre>
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article { hyphenate-character: "\2010" }
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</pre>
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</div>
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- Note: Both hyphens triggered by automatic hyphenation and
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- hyphens triggered by soft hyphens are rendered according to
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- 'hyphenate-character' .
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+ Note: Both hyphens triggered by automatic hyphenation
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+ and hyphens triggered by soft hyphens
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+ are rendered according to 'hyphenate-character' .
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<h3 id="hyphenate-size-limits">
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Hyphenation Size Limit: the 'hyphenate-limit-zone' property</h3>
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