<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div.test {
white-space: nowrap;
width: 200px;
overflow: hidden;
border: 1px solid #000000;
}
div.test:hover {
text-overflow: inherit;
overflow: visible;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hover over the two divs below, to see the entire text.</p>
<div class="test" style="text-overflow:ellipsis;">This is some long text that will not fit in the box</div>
<br>
<div class="test" style="text-overflow:clip;">This is some long text that will not fit in the box</div>
</body>
</html>