tailwind break-words not working

github.com › tailwindlabs › tailwindcss › discussions › 10545

break-words doesn't work · tailwindlabs/tailwindcss · Discussion #10545

Author tailwindlabs

stackoverflow.com › questions › 78787698 › tailwind-break-words-doesnt-exist-how-to-solve

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Can you share a code example? I can't seem to reproduce that quickly here:

https://play.tailwindcss.com/NVaJdxhao6

Stack Overflow

Tailwind break-words doesnt exist, how to solve? - Stack Overflow

You can use break-all class to break the words. So, your updated anchor tag code would look like this: <a href="https://someurl.com/HoH9cZVi8CMdvxVUNjvOzceUPVQcVZvvkf8ZbCOVOco" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" class="underline break-all" style="">https://someurl.com/HoH9cZVi8CMdvxVUNjvOzceUPVQcVZvvkf8ZbCOVOco</a> Additionally, you can reference all break options here: Tailwind Break

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'break-words' does not wrap when wrapped in a flex container

The Tailwind 'break-words' option does not work as expected in every scenario. More on github.com

github.com

May 17, 2023

how do i make this wrap text?

You need to give your wrapper known width to know where to break words. I made you an example with and without grid. https://play.tailwindcss.com/Xdfb5j1C8h More on reddit.com

r/tailwindcss

August 24, 2021

html - Tailwind css does not break long words - Stack Overflow

This text: Set yourself ... For solving this i used: break-words class that should solve my issue but it anyway does not work. Question: How to break the overflow text in my case? What class should i use? DEMO: https://play.tailwindcss.com/rBM8GxwwVo... More on stackoverflow.com

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How to get css word-break: break-word

Looks like tailwind has utilities for word-break, but I don't see the value break-word, and I wasn't able to achieve this functionality using any of the listed options. Is there an easy way to enab... More on github.com

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June 12, 2023

tailwindcss.com › docs › word-break

word-break - Typography - Tailwind CSS

For non-CJK text the break-keep utility has the same behavior as the break-normal utility. Prefix a word-break utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

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`break-words` class is great but not enough · tailwindlabs/tailwindcss · Discussion #2213

Because otherwise you have to add these styles manually to the markup wherever you use break-words. Beta Was this translation helpful? Give feedback. ... There was an error while loading. Please reload this page. Something went wrong. There was an error while loading. Please reload this page. ... It looks like overflow-wrap: anywhere that you suggested solves the issue but as you said, Safari doesn't support it. Are you planning to create a Tailwind class for overflow-wrap: anywhere?

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github.com › tailwindlabs › tailwindcss › issues › 11255

'break-words' does not wrap when wrapped in a flex container · Issue #11255 · tailwindlabs/tailwindcss

May 17, 2023 - The break-words option does not behave like the deprecated css option break-word (6th span) or its successor (4th and 5th span). I expected the 1st span to wrap just like the 3rd (difference is the w-full) Creating the example for this issue I figured out it is due to the flax wrap as seen in the 2nd span where its missing the flex` and behaves as expected. The 4th span uses the solution described on mdn and works where break-words doesn`t.

Published May 17, 2023

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Tailwind

windframe.dev › tailwind › classes › tailwind-word-break

Tailwind Word Break - Text Wrapping & Overflow Classes

February 19, 2026 - Hover to break more aggressively. ... this to work out for anyone coocolcocooooolcocoolcooolcooolccolcolcoolcoolcoolcooolcooolcoolcoolcoolcool · Could be useful in chat apps or admin panels for inspecting full strings without breaking layout initially. Want something specific like word-break: keep-all;? Use arbitrary values: ... Use this only if you know what it’s doing — it avoids breaking between characters in languages like Japanese or Korean. Tailwind doesn’t ...

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Word Break - Tailwind CSS

Use .break-normal to only add line breaks at normal word break points.

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Tailwind CSS Word Break

Use break-all to add line breaks whenever necessary, without trying to preserve whole words.

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github.com › tailwindlabs › tailwindcss › discussions › 17217

break-words not working as intended · tailwindlabs/tailwindcss · Discussion #17217

March 15, 2025 - I did not set a width for the container, so the viewport width is what causes the breaking. In tailwind there is no way to set word-break: break-word;.

Author tailwindlabs

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r/tailwindcss on Reddit: how do i make this wrap text?

August 24, 2021 -

[SOLVED]

i tried:

<div class="flow-text break-words">History : {{case.history}}</div> 
<div class="flow-text break-words">Signs and symptoms : {{ case.signs_and_symptoms }} </div>

You need to give your wrapper known width to know where to break words. I made you an example with and without grid. https://play.tailwindcss.com/Xdfb5j1C8h

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Looks like it's been solved already but basically "break-words" will create a new line between words (so on a space) and "break-all" will create a new line on any character (so it can be in the middle of a word). If your first word is longer than the width of the div then "break-words" still won't work. In your example your line is basically one long word. Using real data in a big enough div should be just fine you for using "break-words".

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stackoverflow.com › questions › 73773154 › tailwind-css-does-not-break-long-words

html - Tailwind css does not break long words - Stack Overflow

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You should also set overflow-hidden to prevent the div from getting wider than it's parent.

https://play.tailwindcss.com/pYP5d3B4q4

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Add width to the element. Also don't forget to work with the grid-based widths

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github.com › tailwindlabs › tailwindcss › discussions › 11415

How to get css word-break: break-word · tailwindlabs/tailwindcss · Discussion #11415

Author tailwindlabs

shuffle.dev › tailwind › classes › text › break-words

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You could use an arbitrary property like [word-break:break-word] but since you specifically asked for enabling it in configuration, you could add word-break: break-word as a static utility like:

/** @type {import('tailwindcss').Config} */
module.exports = {
  plugins: [
    require('tailwindcss/plugin')(({ addUtilities }) => {
      addUtilities({
        '.break-word-legacy': {
          wordBreak: 'break-word',
        },
      });
    }),
  ],
};

See this working in this Tailwind Play (open the Generated CSS panel).

Shuffle

Tailwind CSS class: break-words - Shuffle.dev

« All Tailwind CSS classes · <div class="h-32 w-64 bg-gray-200 m-2"> <span class="break-words">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque justopurusulputateipsumgetsuereacilisisberoroiet pulvinar felis. </span> </div> .break-words { overflow-wrap: break-word; } Click one of the examples listed below to open the Shuffle Visual Editor with the UI library that uses the selected component.

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Tailwind CSS Word Break - GeeksforGeeks

July 23, 2025 - The line breaks in the text can occur in certain spaces, like when there is a space or a hyphen. ... <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <link href= "https://unpkg.com/tailwindcss@1.9.6/dist/tailwind.min.css" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body class="text-center mx-4 space-y-2"> <h1 class="text-green-600 text-5xl font-bold"> GeeksforGeeks </h1> <b>Tailwind CSS Word Break Class</b> <div class="mx-48 w-48 bg-green-200 rounded-lg"> <p class="p-4 break-normal"> GeeksGeeks: Acomputerscienceportalforgeeks </p> </div> </body> </html>

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Tailwind CSS Word Break - Kombai Blog

Proper use of leading-* and tracking-* ensures that word-breaking do not negatively impact readability, resulting in an intuitive and user-friendly experience. Applying break-* utilities responsively is crucial for maintaining an optimal reading experience across devices. Tailwind's responsive prefixes (sm:, md:, lg:) allow word-breaking behavior to be adjusted dynamically based on screen size.

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overflow-wrap - Typography - Tailwind CSS

Use the wrap-normal utility to only allow line breaks at natural wrapping points, like spaces, hyphens, and punctuation: The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.

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Tailwind CSS - Word Break

This example shows Tailwind CSS's break-normal class, which allows text to wrap normally within its container. It ensures that text breaks at spaces or allowed points, maintaining a natural flow without forcibly breaking long words.

tailwind.build › classes › text › break-words

.break-words - Tailwind CSS class

June 4, 2024 - Tailwind CSS class .break-words with source code and live preview. You can copy our examples and paste them into your project!