# text-indent property

The `text-indent` property sets an indentation for a text (that is, the indent of the first line). It can be either positive or negative.

The property value is any size units. When specifying a value in `%`, the indentation will be a percentage of the block width. Default value: `0`.

## Syntax

`selector { text-indent: value; }`

## Example

Let's indent the first line of each paragraph by `30px`:

`<p> some text... </p> <p> some text... </p>` `p { text-indent: 30px; text-align: justify; }`

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## Example

Let's set text-indent to a negative value:

`<p> some text... </p> <p> some text... </p>` `p { text-indent: -10px; text-align: justify; }`

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