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◊ ( define - meta title "hyphenation" )
◊ hanging - topic [ ( topic - from - metas metas ) ] { Mandatory for justified text ; optional otherwise }
◊ em { Hyphenation } is the automated process of breaking words between lines to create more consistency across a text block .
In ◊ xref { justified text } , hyphenation is mandatory .
In left - aligned text , hyphenation evens the irregular right edge of the text , called the rag . Hyphenation is optional for left - aligned text because the rag will still be somewhat irregular , even with hyphenation . Hyphenation doesn ’ t improve text legibility . Consider turning it off .
As ◊ xref { line length } gets shorter , hyphenation becomes essential . Why ? With hyphenation off , your word processor can only break lines at word spaces . As the lines get shorter , there are fewer words and hence fewer possible break points in each line , making awkward breaks more likely .