Prevent text from overflowing out of the shape

Question

If I have a somewhat small shape but a long text inside of it the text will overflow

Same with making a shape smaller after the text fit already.

Is there any setting option or configuration that will either hide the overflowing text so that any overflow is no longer visible (akin to overflow: hidden in CSS; this is something draw.io supports for example):

or trim the displayed text with an ellipsis at the point where it no longer fits into the shape e.g.:

What's important here is that the text itself should just be displayed in that manner and the full text should still be available. This can also easily happen with binding imported data to the visualization where the shapes should be uniform in size but the data may not immediately fit into the shape.

Micah · Accepted Answer

Hey Jesper, Lucidchart still does not auto-truncate text in the ways described in the original post. In the meantime, I recommend the “auto” font size in the font menu for ensuring that your text will neatly fit your shape.

“Auto” size will automatically resize your text in order to fit the predefined space of the shape you’re typing in. Conversely, if you choose a predetermined font size, your text will remain at that size regardless of length, even if it means it overflows the shape.

For example, the two shapes below contain the same text - the left set at 36 pt and the right set to auto.

Flavia D · Answer

Hi JoeyThanks for posting in the Lucidchart Community! Unfortunately what you are trying to do is not currently supported in Lucidchart. Ifyou would like to keep your shape small but needs to include more information than it conforms as a workaround I would recommend adding a note to the shape and then including the portion of the text that doesn't fit in the shape to that note.To add a note to a shape right click on the shape and select “Add Note” from the dropdown. For more information pleasereview ourAttach Images and Notes articlefrom the Lucidchart Help Center.While Lucidchart doesn't support what you have in mind we're always looking for ways to improve Lucidchart and your feedback is the best way for us to do that. Would you mind adding your idea to our Product Feedback space? Ideas submitted to this form are passed on to the product development team for their consideration.Hope this helps and thanks for your request!

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