Typography

Text Overflow

Utilities for controlling text overflow in an element.

Quick reference

Basic usage

Truncate

Use truncate to truncate overflowing text with an ellipsis (…) if needed.

<p class="truncate ...">...</p>

Ellipsis

Use text-ellipsis to truncate overflowing text with an ellipsis (…) if needed.

<p class="text-ellipsis overflow-hidden ...">...</p>

Clip

Use text-clip to truncate the text at the limit of the content area.

<p class="text-clip overflow-hidden ...">...</p>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:text-clip to only apply the text-clip utility on hover.

<p class="truncate hover:text-clip">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:text-clip to apply the text-clip utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<p class="truncate md:text-clip">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.