JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by yaero

HTML

<div class="container">
  <div class="child">
    <span class="text">Word word word</span>
  </div>
</div>

CSS

.container {
  width: 100px;
  height: 100px;
  background-color: red;
}

.child {
  /* display: table-cell; */
  width: 100%;
  height: 100px;
  max-width: 0;
  background-color: blue;
}

.text {
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  max-width: 100%;
  white-space: nowrap;
}