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title: Text Overflow
position: 7
seo_title: Telerik and Kendo UI Text Overflow Utilities
seo_description: Use the Telerik and Kendo UI Text Overflow Utilities to control
  how the overflowing text is being indicated to the user.
---
## Text Overflow

The Telerik and Kendo UI Text Overflow Utilities are CSS utility classes that enable you to control how the overflowing text is being indicated to the user.

<CSSRulesList data='{"id":"text-overflow"}'></CSSRulesList>

### Ellipsis

Use the `k-text-ellipsis` utility to add an ellipsis (`...`) instead of the clipped text.

<LiveDemo data='{"links":[],"demo":"utils/typography/text-overflow/ellipsis","height":100,"codePreviewSettings":{"filterSelector":"","ignoreClassNames":""}}'></LiveDemo>

### Clip

Use the `k-text-clip` utility to cut the overflowing text.

<LiveDemo data='{"links":[],"demo":"utils/typography/text-overflow/clip","height":120,"codePreviewSettings":{"filterSelector":"","ignoreClassNames":""}}'></LiveDemo>