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default-tab-interval

The default length of the spacing between the beginning of two tab stops. Will be used if no tab-positions have been specified. This setting is currently only applied to code blocks.

Availability

Available in: Paragraph, Headers and Footers, Footnotes Area, Figures, Figure Captions, Divider, Block, List, Table, Table Cell, Table of Contents, Table of Contents Item

Type

Length

Default value

40pt

Inherited

Yes.

Example

block-code {
  default-tab-interval:   4em
}

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