HTML | DOM Style textOverflow Property

Last Updated : 11 Mar, 2019

The Style textOverflow property in HTML DOM is used to specify the behavior of the text when it overflows the containing element box.

Syntax:

It returns the textOverflow property.
```
object.style.textOverflow
```

It is used to set the textOverflow property.

object.style.textOverflow = "clip|ellipsis|initial|inherit"

Property Values:

clip: It is used to clip the content if it overflows. It is the default value.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
      
<head> 
    <title> 
        DOM Style textOverflow Property 
    </title> 
      
    <style> 
        .content { 
            background-color: lightgreen; 
            height: 100px; 
            width: 300px; 
            white-space: nowrap; 
            overflow: hidden; 
            text-overflow: ellipsis; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1 style="color: green"> 
        GeeksforGeeks 
    </h1> 
      
    <b>DOM Style textOverflow Property</b> 
      
    <p> 
        The textOverflow property specifies how text 
        should be displayed when it overflows the  
        container element. 
    </p> 
      
    <div class="content"> 
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal with 
        a huge variety of well written <br>explained  
        computer science and programming articles,  
        quizzes and interview questions. <br>The portal 
        also has dedicated GATE preparation and  
        competitive programming sections. 
    </div> 
      
    <button onclick="setOverflow()"> 
        Change textOverflow 
    </button> 
  
    <!-- Script to set textOverflow to clip -->
    <script> 
        function setOverflow() { 
            elem = document.querySelector('.content'); 
            elem.style.textOverflow = 'clip'; 
        } 
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html>                     

Output:
Before clicking the button:
clip-before
After clicking the button:
clip-after

ellipsis: It is used to shows ellipsis when the text overflows.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
      
<head> 
    <title> 
        DOM Style textOverflow Property 
    </title> 
      
    <style> 
        .content { 
            background-color: lightgreen; 
            height: 100px; 
            width: 300px; 
            white-space: nowrap; 
            overflow: hidden; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1 style="color: green"> 
        GeeksforGeeks 
    </h1> 
      
    <b>DOM Style textOverflow Property</b> 
      
    <p> 
        The textOverflow property specifies how text 
        should be displayed when it overflows the  
        container element. 
    </p> 
      
    <div class="content"> 
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal with 
        a huge variety of well written <br>explained  
        computer science and programming articles,  
        quizzes and interview questions. <br>The portal 
        also has dedicated GATE preparation and  
        competitive programming sections. 
    </div> 
      
    <button onclick="setOverflow()"> 
        Change textOverflow 
    </button> 
  
    <!-- Script to set textOverflow to clip -->
    <script> 
        function setOverflow() { 
            elem = document.querySelector('.content'); 
            elem.style.textOverflow = 'ellipsis'; 
        } 
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html>                     

Output:
Before clicking the button:
ellipsis-before
After clicking the button:
ellipsis-after

initial: It is used to set this property to its default value.

Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
      
<head> 
    <title> 
        DOM Style textOverflow Property 
    </title> 
      
    <style> 
        .content { 
            background-color: lightgreen; 
            height: 100px; 
            width: 300px; 
            white-space: nowrap; 
            overflow: hidden; 
            text-overflow: ellipsis; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1 style="color: green"> 
        GeeksforGeeks 
    </h1> 
      
    <b>DOM Style textOverflow Property</b> 
      
    <p> 
        The textOverflow property specifies how text 
        should be displayed when it overflows the  
        container element. 
    </p> 
      
    <div class="content"> 
        GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal with 
        a huge variety of well written <br>explained  
        computer science and programming articles,  
        quizzes and interview questions. <br>The portal 
        also has dedicated GATE preparation and  
        competitive programming sections. 
    </div> 
      
    <button onclick="setOverflow()"> 
        Change textOverflow 
    </button> 
  
    <!-- Script to set textOverflow to clip -->
    <script> 
        function setOverflow() { 
            elem = document.querySelector('.content'); 
            elem.style.textOverflow = 'initial'; 
        } 
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html>                     

Output:
Before clicking the button:
initial-before
After clicking the button:
initial-after

inherit: It inherits the property from its parent element.
Example:

<!DOCTYPE html> 
<html> 
      
<head> 
    <title> 
        DOM Style textOverflow Property 
    </title> 
      
    <style> 
        #parent { 
            text-overflow: ellipsis; 
        } 
        .content { 
            background-color: lightgreen; 
            height: 100px; 
            width: 300px; 
            white-space: nowrap; 
            overflow: hidden; 
        } 
    </style> 
</head> 
  
<body> 
    <h1 style="color: green"> 
        GeeksforGeeks 
    </h1> 
      
    <b>DOM Style textOverflow Property</b> 
      
    <p> 
        The textOverflow property specifies how text 
        should be displayed when it overflows the 
        container element. 
    </p> 
      
    <div id="parent"> 
        <div class="content"> 
            GeeksforGeeks is a computer science portal with 
            a huge variety of well written <br>explained  
            computer science and programming articles, 
            quizzes and interview questions. <br>The portal 
            also has dedicated GATE preparation and  
            competitive programming sections. 
        </div> 
    </div> 
      
    <button onclick="setOverflow()"> 
        Change textOverflow 
    </button> 
  
    <!-- Script to set textOverflow to inherit -->
    <script> 
        function setOverflow() { 
            elem = document.querySelector('.content'); 
            elem.style.textOverflow = 'inherit'; 
        } 
    </script> 
</body> 
  
</html>                     