# How do I indent the first word in a paragraph?

**URL:** <https://community.prismic.io/t/how-do-i-indent-the-first-word-in-a-paragraph/5155>\
**Category:** Prismic for Content Creators\
**Created:** [April 29, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/how-do-i-indent-the-first-word-in-a-paragraph/5155 "2021-04-29T13:11:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![lis.rizvanolli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@lis.rizvanolli](https://community.prismic.io/u/lis.rizvanolli)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/how-do-i-indent-the-first-word-in-a-paragraph/5155/1 "2021-04-29T13:11:27Z")

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The prismic editor does not accept the tab character so I assume I need to add it in the htmlSerializer somehow.

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**Author:** ![samlittlefair](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/samlittlefair/32/696_2.png) [@samlittlefair](https://community.prismic.io/u/samlittlefair)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 8:31am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/how-do-i-indent-the-first-word-in-a-paragraph/5155/3 "2021-04-30T08:31:39Z")

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Hey @lis.rizvanolli,

Thanks for posting this question, and welcome to the Prismic community 🙂

The Prismic editor does accept tab characters, but the tab key doesn't work because it moves the cursor to the next field.

Here's what a tab looks like in the API response:

 ![Screen Shot 2021-04-30 at 10.25.45 AM](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/prismic/original/2X/0/0461b2a11792c9d156470a36dcc9246d55a1d430.jpeg)

To insert a tab character, you could copy-paste your text into the field. Alternatively, you could configure an auto-replace in your keyboard settings to insert tabs as needed. This is what that might look like on a Mac:

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/prismic/original/2X/d/d648a8ef38d8c16a6b6a123ce64080510f767c19.jpeg)

Having said that, there are good reasons to indent using CSS. It gives you more control over where and how you want to indent your text. I think that the best way to do this is with CSS's `::first-letter` pseudo-selector. [Here's an example](https://codepen.io/samlittlefair/pen/WNRqNXL).

Finally, if you want more fine-grained control, you could use [Custom Labels](https://user-guides.prismic.io/en/articles/1943308-add-custom-styles-to-rich-text) to add styling to specific text spans.

Let me know if you want more info about any of these options. I hope this is helpful 🙂

Best,  
Sam

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**Author:** ![samlittlefair](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/samlittlefair/32/696_2.png) [@samlittlefair](https://community.prismic.io/u/samlittlefair)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 8:17am UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/how-do-i-indent-the-first-word-in-a-paragraph/5155/4 "2021-05-03T08:17:29Z")

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This issue has been closed as it has been fixed, [Flag if it is not the case for you to reopen](https://community.prismic.io/t/re-open-a-thread/2175).

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.prismic.io/system/32/1746_2.png) [@system](https://community.prismic.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.prismic.io/t/how-do-i-indent-the-first-word-in-a-paragraph/5155/5 "2021-12-09T12:46:10Z")

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