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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T07:59:01+00:00 2026-05-24T07:59:01+00:00

I am creating a table in a html document. If the text is too

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I am creating a table in a html document. If the text is too long in a cell, I want it to wrap on to a new line (no problem). What I am struggling to achieve is making the text on the new line(s) to be indented.

E.g. instead of

A very long bit |
of text in this |
table           |

I want:

A very long bit |
   of text in   |
   this table   |

Is it possible to achieve this in CSS or other means?

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    2026-05-24T07:59:01+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 7:59 am
    td {
       text-indent: -4.0em;
       padding-left: 4.0em;
    }
    

    This indents the entire cell text and then pulls the first line back to the original left side.

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