# getComputedStyle, custom CSS property values, and leading spaces!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getcomputedstyle-custom-css-property-values-and-leading-spaces/638899
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [November 3, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getcomputedstyle-custom-css-property-values-and-leading-spaces/638899 "2018-11-03T04:25:54Z")
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### Author: ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2018, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getcomputedstyle-custom-css-property-values-and-leading-spaces/638899/2 "2018-11-03T17:32:11Z")

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Turns out this **by design** behavior for now:

> <https://twitter.com/tabatkins/status/1058748180056002561?s=21>

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