About
Line breaking, also known as word wrapping, is the process of breaking a section of text into lines such that it will fit in the available width of a page, window or other display area (such as a viewport)
It allows
- text to be read from top to bottom without any horizontal scrolling.
- the display of text to adapt flexibly and dynamically to displays of varying sizes.
Articles Related
Type
Line
Break by character
Word
Break lines between words rather than within words.
Word wrap makes it unnecessary to hard-code newline delimiters within paragraphs
Soft vs hard
Soft
A soft return or soft wrap is the break resulting from line wrap or word wrap (whether automatic or manual),
Hard
A hard return or hard wrap is an intentional break, creating a new paragraph.