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Text overflow

The text overflow class sets the text-overflow property. It controls if overflow text is clipped with or without an ellipsis. Overview
CSS Shortcut class Applied style 
text-clip
 
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: clip;
white-space: nowrap;
 
text-truncate
 
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
white-space: nowrap;

Examples

Clip
text-clip

This text is clipped abruptly without an ellipsis when it overflows. 

<p class="text-clip">
  This text is clipped abruptly without an ellipsis when it
  overflows.
</p>

Truncate
text-truncate

This text ends with an ellipsis when it overflows. 

<p class="text-truncate">
  This text ends with an ellipsis when it overflows.
</p>
Conditional styling Apply this style to specific screen sizes Use a responsive layout prefix to apply this class only to a specified screen size. The available breakpoints are:
  • xs: > 480px
  • sm: > 640px
  • md: > 768px
  • lg: > 1024px
  • xl: > 1280px
<div class="xs:text-truncate ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the responsive layout prefix. 2025-10-01