---
title: Text
description: Render text with single-line truncation or a limited number of lines.
---

import { StoryEmbed } from '/snippets/ui/StoryEmbed.mdx';

import TextReference from '/snippets/ui/generated/typography/text.mdx';

`Text` provides overflow handling. It renders a `div` by default and inherits typography from its surroundings.

<StoryEmbed
  storyId="ui-typography-text--documentation"
  title="Text example"
  height={240}
/>

## Truncate one line

Give the text a constrained width, then set `truncate` to show an ellipsis when it overflows:

```tsx
import { Text } from 'twenty-ui/primitives/typography';

export const ContactName = () => (
  <Text truncate style={{ maxWidth: 160 }}>
    Alexandra Montgomery
  </Text>
);
```

## Limit the number of lines

Use `lineClamp` with a positive integer. Choose either `truncate` or `lineClamp`; their props are mutually exclusive.

```tsx
import { Text } from 'twenty-ui/primitives/typography';

export const Summary = () => (
  <Text lineClamp={2} style={{ maxWidth: 240 }}>
    Follow up with the customer about their onboarding milestones and upcoming
    renewal.
  </Text>
);
```

## Choose an element

Use `render` when the text needs another semantic element:

```tsx
import { Text } from 'twenty-ui/primitives/typography';

export const Description = () => (
  <Text render={<p />}>Account description</Text>
);
```

Truncation affects the visual presentation; it does not shorten the text in the DOM. Provide a way to read the full content when the visible portion is insufficient.

## Props

Native attributes, children, refs, class names, and styles are also accepted.

<TextReference />