What Is a Hanging Indent?
A hanging indent is a text formatting style often used in academic citations (including MLA and Chicago style), bibliographies, and by people who just want a cool text effect in their document. A hanging indent is so named because the first line of the formatted text has a normal indentation, while all other lines are indented farther than the first. This makes the first line “hang” out over the second. Here’s an example:
How to Do a Hanging Indent Google Docs
There are three ways to create a hanging indent in Google Docs: Using a menu option, with a keyboard command, and using the ruler tool. To create a hanging indent using the menu option, follow these steps:
How to Do a Hanging Indent Google Docs With the Ruler
The other way to create a hanging indent is to use the ruler tool at the top of your document. Here’s how:
