Set line breaks for Korean text

पिछली बार अपडेट किया गया 9 नव॰ 2026

Learn how to control line breaks in Korean text for more balanced, readable text layouts.

Korean Line Break Anywhere controls how Illustrator wraps Korean text at the end of a line. When the option is off, line breaks occur only between words separated by spaces. Words that don't fit move to the next line. When the option is on, lines can break between Hangul syllables, helping reduce large gaps between words. This is especially useful in narrow text frames or when working with justified text.

Korean Line Break Anywhere is off by default. You can turn it on or off for individual paragraphs from the Type options in the Paragraph panel menu.

Select the type object, or click in a paragraph to apply the option to that paragraph only.

Select Window > Type > Paragraph to open the Paragraph panel.

In the Paragraph panel, select More Options   to open the panel menu, then choose Korean Line Break Anywhere. A checkmark indicates that the option is on. Select it again to turn it off.

Paragraph panel menu in Illustrator with Korean Line Break Anywhere selected.

Save the setting in a paragraph style

The on or off state of Korean Line Break Anywhere is saved with paragraph styles, so one style can apply the same line-break behavior to many paragraphs at once.

Select Window > Type > Paragraph Styles to open the Paragraph Styles panel.

To save a new style, select Create New Style at the bottom of the panel. To update an existing style, select the style, and then select Redefine Style from the panel menu.

Double-click the style name to open Paragraph Style Options, and then select East Asian Composition Settings.

Under Korean Composition Settings, select or clear Korean Line Break Anywhere, and then select OK.

Paragraph Style Options dialog showing Korean Line Break Anywhere enabled under East Asian Composition Settings.
Set East Asian composition options for a paragraph style.

Keep words together with No Break

Even when Korean Line Break Anywhere is on, you can use No Break to keep selected words or phrases together on one line.

Illustrator treats the marked text as a single unit. If it doesn't fit at the end of a line, the entire selection moves to the next line.

Select the characters that you want to keep together, such as a person's name or a number with its unit (for example, 25 kg).

Select Window > Type > Character to open the Character panel.

In the Character panel, select More Options   to open the panel menu, then choose No Break. A checkmark indicates that the option is on. Select it again to turn it off.

Adobe Illustrator artboards showing Korean text wrapping with No Break off and on, alongside the Character panel's No Break option.
Apply No Break from the Character panel menu to keep selected Korean text together.

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No Break keeps the selected range together as one unit. If the range is longer than one line of the text frame, it extends past the frame and doesn't display instead of wrapping to the next line.

Apply Kinsoku rules to Korean text

When Korean Line Break Anywhere is on, line breaks might not follow Kinsoku rules. To apply these rules, select a set from Kinsoku Set in the Paragraph panel. You can also customize Kinsoku sets to suit your layout.

Open files in earlier versions

  • Opening an existing document in Illustrator 31.0 or later doesn't turn on Korean Line Break Anywhere automatically, and it doesn't change the layout.
  • If you open a document that uses this option in a version earlier than Illustrator 31.0, the saved layout is preserved. If you edit the text in an earlier version, a warning may appear, and the text layout may change.
  • To preserve the layout, edit the file in Illustrator 31.0 or later. If you must edit it in an earlier version, work on a copy and check the text layout after you edit the file.