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Source Code:

Result:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style> 
div.test
{
white-space:nowrap; 
width:12em; 
overflow:hidden; 
border:1px solid #000000;
}

div.test:hover
{
text-overflow:inherit;
overflow:visible;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<p>Hover over the two divs below, to see the entire text.</p>

<div class="test" style="text-overflow:ellipsis;">This is some long text that will not fit in the box</div>
<br>
<div class="test" style="text-overflow:clip;">This is some long text that will not fit in the box</div>

</body>
</html>

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Source Code:	Result:
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> div.test { white-space:nowrap; width:12em; overflow:hidden; border:1px solid #000000; } div.test:hover { text-overflow:inherit; overflow:visible; } </style> </head> <body> <p>Hover over the two divs below, to see the entire text.</p> <div class="test" style="text-overflow:ellipsis;">This is some long text that will not fit in the box</div> <br> <div class="test" style="text-overflow:clip;">This is some long text that will not fit in the box</div> </body> </html>
Edit the code above and click "Submit Code" to see the result.	W3Schools.com - Try it yourself