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Truncate long text with an ellipsis
Combine overflow hidden, white-space nowrap and text-overflow ellipsis.
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<style> .truncate { width: 200px; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 6px; } </style> <div class="truncate">This text is far too long to fit in the box</div>
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