<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
p.spread {word-spacing: 30px;}
p.tight {word-spacing: -0.5em;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p class="spread">This is some text. This is some text.</p>
<p class="tight">This is some text. This is some text.</p>
</body>
</html>