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text-overflow ​

Utilities for controlling how the text of an element overflows.

Quick reference ​

ClassStyles
truncateoverflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
text-ellipsistext-overflow: ellipsis;
text-cliptext-overflow: clip;

Examples ​

Truncating text ​

Use the truncate utility to truncate text with an ellipsis:

html
<p class="truncate ...">The longest word in any of the major...</p>

Adding an ellipsis ​

Use the text-ellipsis utility to add an ellipsis to text:

html
<p class="overflow-hidden text-ellipsis ...">The longest word in any of the major...</p>

Clipping text ​

Use the text-clip utility to clip text:

html
<p class="overflow-hidden text-clip ...">The longest word in any of the major...</p>

Responsive design ​

Prefix a text-overflow utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

html
<p class="text-ellipsis md:text-clip ...">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...</p>

Released under the MIT License.