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table-cell word-wrap not working with slashes


I am trying to wrap text in a fixed layout but it doesn't work when the text contains slashes.

Can this be fixed without inserting spaces from Javascript (pure CSS)?

jsfiddle:

http://jsfiddle.net/HgBhk/1/

Not working:
<div style="display:table; width:170px; background-color:cyan;">
    <div style="display:table-row">
        <div style="display:table-cell;word-wrap: break-word;">abfdbfdbfdb/dfbfdbdfbfbf/bdffbdbfdfbddfbdfbdfb</div>
        <div style="display:table-cell; width:34px;  background-color:red;">xxxxx</div>        
    </div>
</div>

</br>
Working:
<div style="display:table; width:170px; background-color:cyan;">
    <div style="display:table-row">
        <div style="display:table-cell;word-wrap: break-word;">abfdbfdbfdb dfbfdbdfbfbf bdffbdbfdfbddfbdfbdfb</div>
        <div style="display:table-cell; width:34px;  background-color:red;">xxxxx</div>        
    </div>
</div>

Solution

  • Add table-layout:fixed; to the "table" div-element and assign a width to the cell to make it break lines:

    JSFiddle