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Wrapping Long URLs and Text Content with CSS

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To wrap long URLs, strings of text, and other content, just apply this carefully crafted chunk of CSS code to any block-level element (e.g., perfect for <pre> tags):

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  1. .wrapped {
  2. 				/* wrap long urls */
  3. 				white-space: pre;           /* CSS 2.0 */
  4. 				white-space: pre-wrap;      /* CSS 2.1 */
  5. 				white-space: pre-line;      /* CSS 3.0 */
  6. 				white-space: -pre-wrap;     /* Opera 4-6 */
  7. 				white-space: -o-pre-wrap;   /* Opera 7 */
  8. 				white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; /* Mozilla */
  9. 				white-space: -hp-pre-wrap;  /* HP Printers */
  10. 				word-wrap: break-word;      /* IE 5+ */
  11. 				/* specific width */
  12. 				width: 300px; 
  13. 				}

URL: http://perishablepress.com/press/2010/06/01/wrapping-content/

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