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Quick reference

Class
Properties
truncateoverflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
text-ellipsistext-overflow: ellipsis;
text-cliptext-overflow: clip;

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Basic usage

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Truncate

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

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis. 

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

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Ellipsis

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

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis. 

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

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Clip

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

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis. 

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

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Applying conditionally

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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.

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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.