# CSS3 text-overflow Property

## Example

Use of the text-overflow property:

div {
text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
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## Definition and Usage

The text-overflow property specifies what should happen when text overflows the containing element.

Default value: | clip
Inherited: | no
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable
Version: | CSS3
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.textOverflow="ellipsis" Try it

## Browser Support

The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.

Numbers followed by -o- specify the first version that worked with a prefix.

Property |  |  |  |  |
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
text-overflow | 4.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 11.0 9.0 -o-

## CSS Syntax

text-overflow: clip|ellipsis|string|initial|inherit;

## Property Values

Value | Description | Play it
--- | --- | ---
clip | Default value. Clips the text | Play it »
ellipsis | Render an ellipsis ("...") to represent clipped text | Play it »
string | Render the given string to represent clipped text |
initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | Play it »
inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |

## More Examples

Text-overflow with a hover effect
This example demonstrates how to display the entire text when hover over the element.

## Related Pages

CSS3 tutorial: CSS3 Text Effects

HTML DOM reference: textOverflow property

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