diff --git a/less/mixins.less b/less/mixins.less
index 6989b13760..b5c5352cf2 100644
--- a/less/mixins.less
+++ b/less/mixins.less
@@ -312,6 +312,16 @@
           column-gap: @columnGap;
 }
 
+// Optional hyphenation
+.hyphens(@mode: auto) {
+  -webkit-hyphens: @mode;
+     -moz-hyphens: @mode;
+      -ms-hyphens: @mode;
+       -o-hyphens: @mode;
+          hyphens: @mode;
+        word-wrap: break-word;
+}
+
 // Opacity
 .opacity(@opacity) {
   opacity: @opacity / 100;