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# Truncation modes

These constants are used by the [`truncationMode`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayer/truncationMode) property.

## Topics

### Constants

[`none`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerTruncationMode/none)

Each line is displayed so that the text is either wrapped or clipped.

[`start`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerTruncationMode/start)

Each line is displayed so that the end fits in the container and the missing text is indicated by some kind of ellipsis glyph.

[`end`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerTruncationMode/end)

Each line is displayed so that the beginning fits in the container and the missing text is indicated by some kind of ellipsis glyph.

[`middle`](/documentation/QuartzCore/CATextLayerTruncationMode/middle)

Each line is displayed so that the beginning and end fit in the container and the missing text is indicated by some kind of ellipsis glyph in the middle.


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