Compass/compass

--- 
title: Truncating Text with Ellipses
crumb: Ellipsis
framework: compass
stylesheet: compass/typography/text/_ellipsis.scss
layout: core
meta_description: Text truncation with ellipsis.
classnames:
  - reference
  - core
  - typography
---
- render 'reference' do
  :markdown
    There is an XML file that must be installed into your stylesheet
    directory in order for this utility to work correctly. To install it:
    
        compass install compass/ellipsis