--- layout: docs title: Text truncation description: Truncate long strings of text with an ellipsis. group: helpers toc: false --- For longer content, you can add a `.text-truncate` class to truncate the text with an ellipsis. **Requires `display: inline-block` or `display: block`.** {{< example >}} <!-- Block level --> <div class="row"> <div class="col-2 text-truncate"> Praeterea iter est quasdam res quas ex communi. </div> </div> <!-- Inline level --> <span class="d-inline-block text-truncate" style="max-width: 150px;"> Praeterea iter est quasdam res quas ex communi. </span> {{< /example >}}