CSS text-overflow Property

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Example

.example1 {
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 200px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: clip;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

.example2 {
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 200px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  border: 1px solid black;
}

.example3 {
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 200px;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: "----";
  border: 1px solid black;
}
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Meaning

The text-overflow property sets how hidden overflow content is signaled to users.

It can be clipped, display an ellipsis ('…'), or display a custom string.

The text-overflow property doesn't force an overflow to occur. To make text overflow its container, you have to set other CSS properties: overflow and white-space.

overflow: hidden;
white-space: nowrap;
Default value:clip
Inherited:No
Animatable:No
Version:CSS3
JavaScript syntax:
object.style.textOverflow="clip|ellipsis|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset";


Standard Syntax

text-overflow: clip|ellipsis|initial|inherit|revert|revert-layer|unset;


Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.



Status





Property Values

The following table describes the values of this property.

Value Description
clip This is default value. The text is clipped and not accessible.
ellipsis Sets an ellipsis ("...") to represent the clipped text.
string Sets the given string to represent the clipped text.
fade This keyword clips the overflowing inline content and applies a fade-out effect near the edge of the line box with complete transparency at the edge.
fade( length | percentage ) This function clips the overflowing inline content and applies a fade-out effect near the edge of the line box with complete transparency at the edge.
The argument determines the distance over which the fade effect is applied. The percentage is resolved against the width of the line box. Values lower than 0 are clipped to 0. Values greater than the width of the line box are clipped to the width of the line box.
initial Sets this property to its default value.
inherit If specified, the associated element takes the computed value of its parent element animation-delay property.
revert Reverts the cascaded value of the property from its current value to the value the property
revert-layer Rollback styles to the ones specified in previous cascade layers.
unset Resets a property to its inherited value if the property naturally inherits from its parent, and to its initial value if not.


Default CSS Property Values

selectors {
  text-overflow: clip;
}
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