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This template creates a paragraph with a hanging indent. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Indent indent Indentation level as a CSS length.
An example of hanging punctuation, on both sides of a justified paragraph. Hanging punctuation or exdentation is a microtypographic technique of typesetting punctuation marks and bullet points, most commonly quotation marks and hyphens, further towards the edge so that they do not disrupt the ‘flow’ of a body of text or ‘break’ the margin of alignment.
This template creates a paragraph with a hanging indent. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status Indent indent Indentation level as a CSS length. Default 1.6em String optional Content text content 1 no description Content required See also {{ Indent }} {{ In5 }} {{ Block indent }}
There are three main types of indentation: first-line, hanging and block. Each example below is in a box that represents the page boundary and uses the common typesetting lorem ipsum content. The width of indentation here is in units of em spaces. For first-line indentation the first line of a paragraph is indented. A first-line indentation of ...
{}, which indents a single line (or content inline in one) uses non-breaking spaces {}, which indents a single line (or content inline in one), skipping up to fifty equal en-sized spaces {{hanging indent}}, the block hanging indent template {}, the block quotation template, which is only for quotations
It differs from {} in two significant ways: it does not add spacing around the poem that sets it apart as “block quote”, and it automatically provides hanging indentation when lines are so long that they wrap. This is an advantage in a few specific instances, such as when a poem is part of a table or when a few lines are much longer than ...
This template's initial visibility currently defaults to autocollapse, meaning that if there is another collapsible item on the page (a navbox, sidebar, or table with the collapsible attribute), it is hidden apart from its title bar; if not, it is fully visible.
The indentation generated by {{indent|5}} will match that provided by : in a description list—a technique which should generally not be used to indent text and which does not work in image captions. To match ::, use {{indent|10}}. This may vary depending on your browser.