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CSS text-overflow Property Explained

What the CSS text-overflow property does, with an example.

Published November 5, 2026

The CSS text-overflow property controls how overflowed text that isn't displayed is signaled, most commonly with an ellipsis.

Key points

  • Check browser compatibility on a resource like caniuse.com if targeting older browsers

Example

text-overflow: ellipsis;
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