CSS Text Overflow, Word Wrap, Line Breaking Rules, and Writing Modes #
In this chapter you will learn about the following properties:
text-overflowword-wrapword-breakwriting-mode
CSS Text Overflow #
The CSS text-overflow property specifies how overflowed content that is not displayed should be signaled to the user.
It can be clipped:
This is some long text that will not fit in the box
or it can be rendered as an ellipsis (…):
This is some long text that will not fit in the box
The CSS code is as follows:
p.test1 {
white-space: nowrap;
width: 200px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: clip;
}
p.test2 {
white-space: nowrap;
width: 200px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
} The following example shows how you can display the overflowed content when hovering over the element:
Example #
div.test:hover {
overflow: visible;
} CSS Word Wrapping #
The CSS word-wrap property allows long words to be able to be broken and wrap onto the next line.
If a word is too long to fit within an area, it expands outside:
This paragraph contains a very long word: thisisaveryveryveryveryveryverylongword. The long word will break and wrap to the next line.
The word-wrap property allows you to force the text to wrap – even if it means splitting it in the middle of a word:
This paragraph contains a very long word: thisisaveryveryveryveryveryverylongword. The long word will break and wrap to the next line.
he CSS code is as follows:
Example #
Allow long words to be able to be broken and wrap onto the next line
p {
word-wrap: break-word;
} CSS Word Breaking #
The CSS word-break property specifies line breaking rules.
This paragraph contains some text. This line will-break-at-hyphens.
This paragraph contains some text. The lines will break at any character.
The CSS code is as follows:
Example #
p.test1 {
word-break: keep-all;
}
p.test2 {
word-break: break-all;
} CSS Text Effect Properties #
The following table lists the CSS text effect properties:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| text-align-last | Specifies how to align the last line of a text |
| text-justify | Specifies how justified text should be aligned and spaced |
| text-overflow | Specifies how overflowed content that is not displayed should be signaled to the user |
| word-break | Specifies line breaking rules for non-CJK scripts |
| word-wrap | Allows long words to be able to be broken and wrap onto the next line |
| writing-mode | Specifies whether lines of text are laid out horizontally or vertically |
