Basic usage
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>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>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>Applying conditionally
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.
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.