How do I only display part of a string using css

Question

I want to be able to display a string of characters up to 10 characters. If the string goes over 10 characters, I\'d like to append \'...\' to the end.

For example, if

Answer 1

According to quirksmode, if there is a long text like

 
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
  

To wrap this you have many ways, use tag like below

 
11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111
 

It will be displayed like
1111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111 or use ­ instead of , output will be

 111111111111111111111-
 1111111111111111111111

Or if you are looking for JS solution, then use this.