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<!DOCTYPE html>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<title>CSS Basic User Interface Test: clipping the ellipsis</title>
<link rel="author" title="Florian Rivoal" href="http://florian.rivoal.net/">
<link rel="match" href="reference/text-overflow-016-ref.html">
<meta name="flags" content="ahem">
<meta name="assert" content="If there is insufficient space for the ellipsis, then clip the rendering of the ellipsis itself">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/fonts/ahem.css" />
<style>
.test, .test2 {
overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
width: 100px;
white-space: pre;
font: 50px/1 Ahem;
height: 20px;
position: relative;
}
span {
display: inline-block;
width: 60px;
height: 1em;
vertical-align: bottom;
}
/* if the ellipsis is shorter than the expected 40px (or misplaced) the red background will show */
.test {
color: green;
background: url("support/1x1-red.png") right / 40px auto no-repeat;
}
/* if the ellipsis (which is red) is longer that the expected 40px (or misplaced), it won't be fully covered by the green abspos */
.test2 { color: red; }
.test2::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
width: 40px;
background: green;
}
</style>
<p>Test passes if there is a filled green square and <strong>no red</strong>.</p>
<div class=test><span></span>filler text to make things overflow</div>
<div class=test2><span></span>filler text to make things overflow</div>