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  • text-overflow

    Introduction

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

    Examples

    Syntax

    text-overflow: clip;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;

    Values

    • clip
      Default Value。This keyword value will truncate the text at the limit of the content area.

    • ellipsis
      This keyword value will display an ellipsis (, U+2026 HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS) to represent clipped text.

    Formal definition

    Initial valueclip
    Applies totext
    Inheritedno
    Animatableno

    Formal syntax

    clip | ellipsis

    Difference between web

    • Not support fade

    • Not support <string> with custom clip text.

    Compatibility

    LCD tables only load in the browser

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