freeCodeCamp/guide/english/css/text-indent/index.md

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title: Text Indent
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## Text Indent

This CSS property creates an indentation of the first line in a text block.

### Values:
The `text-indent` property can be specified using `%`, `px`, `em` or measurement units such as `cm` and `in`.

For example:
- `text-indent: 20%;`
- `text-indent: 15px;`
- `text-indent: 5em;`
- `text-indent: 2in;`
- 'text-indent: 35cm;'

The `text-indent` property can also inherit from its parent element using `inherit` value.

For example:
- `text-indent: inherit;`

The 'text-indent' property can be reset to it's initial CSS property default value.

For example: 
- 'text-indent: initial;'

#### More Information:
- <a href='https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/text-indent' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>MDN Web Docs - CSS text-indent</a>