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# UILineBreakMode

Options for wrapping and truncating text.

```
enum UILineBreakMode : NSInteger;
```

## Overview

For methods that draw at a specified point (as opposed to those that draw in a rectangular region), these options specify the clipping behavior that UIKit applies to the string.

## Topics

### Deprecated constants

[`UILineBreakModeWordWrap`](/documentation/UIKit/UILineBreakMode/UILineBreakModeWordWrap)

Wrap or clip the string only at word boundaries.

[`UILineBreakModeCharacterWrap`](/documentation/UIKit/UILineBreakMode/UILineBreakModeCharacterWrap)

Wrap or clip the string at the closest character boundary.

[`UILineBreakModeClip`](/documentation/UIKit/UILineBreakMode/UILineBreakModeClip)

Clip the text when reaching the end of the drawing rectangle.

[`UILineBreakModeHeadTruncation`](/documentation/UIKit/UILineBreakMode/UILineBreakModeHeadTruncation)

Truncate text (as necessary) from the beginning of the line.

[`UILineBreakModeTailTruncation`](/documentation/UIKit/UILineBreakMode/UILineBreakModeTailTruncation)

Truncate text (as necessary) from the end of the line.

[`UILineBreakModeMiddleTruncation`](/documentation/UIKit/UILineBreakMode/UILineBreakModeMiddleTruncation)

Truncate text (as necessary) from the middle of the line.


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