text-overflowNN n/a IE 6(Win) CSS n/a

Inherited: No

Controls whether text content that overflows a fixed box space should display an ellipsis ( . . . ) at the end of the line to indicate more text is available. The element should also have its overflow style attribute set to hidden.

 
CSS Syntax
 
text-overflow: overflowType
 
Value

One of two constants: clip | ellipsis.

 
Initial Value

clip

 
Example
 
td {overflow:hidden; white-space:nowrap; text-overflow:ellipsis}
 
Applies To

Block-level elements.

 
Object Model Reference
 
[window.]document.getElementById("elementID").style.textOverflow