4 reasons why TEXT-OVERFLOW: ELLIPSIS not working
If your text-overflow: ellipsis is not working, this video covers the four reasons why, and how to fix each one of them.
What we cover:
0:00 The three required properties — white-space: nowrap, overflow: hidden, text-overflow: ellipsis
0:33 Ellipsis only works on block-level elements
1:05 Missing boundary — parent has no fixed width, or element has width: max-content
1:52 Flex and grid layouts — min-width: auto prevents the item from shrinking
🔧 Want to try spotting and fixing the bugs yourself? Practice on CodePen: https://codepen.io/editor/UI-Mechanic...
Drop a comment below — which one got you?
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