iris: add positioned text overflow

app/examples/phone.rs

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ impl DesktopAppState for Client {
             Err(message) => {
                 let text = wtext(format!("Couldn't fold the bench fixture: {message}"))
                     .color(PaintId::WHITE)
-                    .wrap(true)
+                    .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
                     .pad(dp(16))
                     .add_strong(rsc)
                     .any();

app/src/android/bench_client.rs

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ struct ImeState {
 fn placeholder<Rsc: HasEvents>(rsc: &mut Rsc, message: &str) -> StrongWidget {
     wtext(message.to_string())
         .color(PaintId::WHITE)
-        .wrap(true)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
         .pad(16)
         .add_strong(rsc)
         .any()
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl BenchClient {
         let report_display = wtext("")
             .editable(EditMode::MultiLine)
             .text_align(Align::LEFT)
-            .wrap(true)
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
             .size(14)
             .color(PaintId::WHITE)
             .attr::<Selectable>(())

app/src/android/transcript_client.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn build_transport() -> Result<UreqTransport, String> {
 fn placeholder<Rsc: HasEvents>(rsc: &mut Rsc, message: &str) -> StrongWidget {
     wtext(message.to_string())
         .color(PaintId::WHITE)
-        .wrap(true)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
         .pad(16)
         .add_strong(rsc)
         .any()

app/src/desktop/app.rs

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ fn session_row(rsc: &mut StdRsc<Client>, session: &SessionSummary, selected: boo
     let label = format!("{}\n{}", session.title, session.status);
     wtext(label)
         .color(PaintId::WHITE)
-        .wrap(true)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
         .pad(10)
         .width(rest(1))
         .background(rect(bg))
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fn session_row(rsc: &mut StdRsc<Client>, session: &SessionSummary, selected: boo
 fn placeholder(rsc: &mut StdRsc<Client>, message: &str) -> StrongWidget {
     wtext(message.to_string())
         .color(PaintId::WHITE)
-        .wrap(true)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
         .pad(16)
         .add_strong(rsc)
         .any()

app/src/ui/composer.rs

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ where
     let field = wtext("")
         .editable(EditMode::MultiLine)
         .text_align(Align::LEFT)
-        .wrap(true)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
         .size(18)
         .color(theme.text.clone())
         .attr::<Selectable>(())

app/src/ui/row.rs

@@ -197,7 +197,11 @@ where
     let field = wtext(rendered.text)
         .spans(rendered.spans)
         .text_align(Align::LEFT)
-        .wrap(!verbatim)
+        .overflow(if verbatim {
+            TextOverflow::Visible
+        } else {
+            TextOverflow::Wrap
+        })
         .family(if verbatim { MONOSPACE } else { SANS_SERIF })
         .size(BASE_SIZE)
         .color(match frame {
@@ -218,8 +222,8 @@ where
                 .unwrap_or(SelectionInput::Tapped);
             // Panning or selecting across a link must not open it.
             if outcome == SelectionInput::Tapped {
-                let byte = field.selection(rsc).byte_at(pos, size);
+                let byte = field.selection(rsc).source_byte_at(pos, size);
-                let url = tap_links.url_at(byte);
+                let url = byte.and_then(|byte| tap_links.url_at(byte));
                 if let Some(url) = url {
                     log::info!("iris link: opening {url}");
                     <Rsc::State as OpenUrl>::open_url(ctx.state, &url);

app/src/ui/tool.rs

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ fn raw_block<Rsc: HasEvents>(rsc: &mut Rsc, body: TextBuilder<Rsc>, theme: &Them
 where
     Rsc::State: FocusHost,
 {
-    let field = body.family(MONOSPACE).size(BODY_SIZE).wrap(false).add(rsc);
+    let field = body.family(MONOSPACE).size(BODY_SIZE).add(rsc);
     field
         .scrollable(Axis::X, Pin::Start)
         .pad(dp(RAW_PAD_DP))
@@ -281,7 +281,6 @@ where
         }
         (false, Some(title)) => header.push(
             text(title.to_string(), BODY_SIZE, shared.theme.muted.clone())
-                .wrap(false)
                 .masked()
                 .width(rest(1))
                 .add_strong(rsc)

docs/PLAN.md

@@ -847,6 +847,27 @@ such as corner radius and text's position within horizontal overflow use
 `Len`. Flexible padding participates in the same proportional allocation as a
 span rather than silently discarding its `rest` component.
 
+**Text overflow is treatment plus position, not alignment** (2026-09-12).
+`TextOverflow` selects `Visible`, `Wrap`, `Hidden`, or the single `Ellipsis`
+treatment. Unwrapped hidden and ellipsized text retains one canonical shaped
+layout and is translated behind a retained mask; the ellipsis is a separately
+shaped presentation glyph, never a byte in the source buffer. Consequently it
+cannot be copied or activate a source span. Selecting the marker selects the
+omitted source range. `overflow_position: Len` places the canonical text only
+when it exceeds its viewport: zero keeps the text start at the viewport start,
+`rel(1)` keeps the text end at the viewport end, and intermediate or animated
+values expose both ends. This is independent of alignment when the viewport is
+spacious. An editable caret that enters clipped content writes the needed
+absolute position back into this same public field; callers animating it own
+stopping their animation when editing begins. Position changes and changes
+among the unwrapped treatments reuse shaping; entering or leaving `Wrap`
+reshapes at the viewport width, while content, font, spans, or density retain
+the normal shape invalidation path.
+An ellipsis marker maps its visually omitted side to one contiguous source
+range. This is exact for ordinary LTR and RTL runs; mixed-bidi text can place
+discontiguous logical ranges on one visual side, which Iris's deliberately
+single-range selection model cannot represent exactly.
+
 `cargo-iris` is an installable Cargo subcommand, rather than a script callers
 must find inside an Iris checkout. `cargo iris apk` builds the Rust `cdylib`
 with cargo-ndk and packages it directly with the installed Android SDK tools:

iris/Cargo.toml

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ path = "examples/tabs/desktop.rs"
 name = "task"
 path = "examples/task/desktop.rs"
 
+[[example]]
+name = "text"
+path = "examples/text/desktop.rs"
+
 [[example]]
 name = "view"
 path = "examples/view/desktop.rs"

iris/benches/message_list.rs

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ typical phone column width.";
 
 fn build_row(rsc: &mut BenchRsc, i: usize, image_every: usize) -> StrongWidget {
     let text = wtext(format!("Message {i}: {BODY}"))
-        .wrap(true)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
         .add_strong(rsc)
         .any();
 
@@ -322,7 +322,9 @@ fn bench_redraw_big_text(chars: usize, redraws: usize) {
     let content: String = (0..chars)
         .map(|i| char::from(b'a' + (i % 26) as u8))
         .collect();
-    let text = wtext(content).wrap(true).add_strong(&mut rsc);
+    let text = wtext(content)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
+        .add_strong(&mut rsc);
     let handle = text.weak();
     let root = text.any();
 

iris/core/src/primitive/text.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    Align, GlyphAtlas, GlyphKey, PaintId, PlacedGlyph, RegionAlign, Textures, WidgetId,
+    Align, GlyphAtlas, GlyphKey, Len, PaintId, PlacedGlyph, RegionAlign, Textures, WidgetId,
     util::{Resources, RscHandle, StrongRscId, Vec2, WeakRscId},
 };
 use parley::{
@@ -584,10 +584,39 @@ pub struct TextAttrs {
     pub font_size: f32,
     pub line_height: f32,
     pub family: String,
-    pub wrap: bool,
+    pub overflow: TextOverflow,
+    pub overflow_position: Len,
     pub align: RegionAlign,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub enum TextOverflow {
+    #[default]
+    Visible,
+    Wrap,
+    Hidden,
+    Ellipsis,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, PartialEq)]
+struct TextShapeAttrs {
+    color: PaintId,
+    font_size: f32,
+    line_height: f32,
+    family: String,
+}
+
+impl From<&TextAttrs> for TextShapeAttrs {
+    fn from(attrs: &TextAttrs) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            color: attrs.color.clone(),
+            font_size: attrs.font_size,
+            line_height: attrs.line_height,
+            family: attrs.family.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub const LINE_HEIGHT_MULT: f32 = 1.1;
 
 impl Default for TextAttrs {
@@ -598,7 +627,8 @@ impl Default for TextAttrs {
             font_size: size,
             line_height: size * LINE_HEIGHT_MULT,
             family: SANS_SERIF.to_owned(),
-            wrap: false,
+            overflow: TextOverflow::Visible,
+            overflow_position: Len::ZERO,
             align: Align::CENTER_LEFT,
         }
     }
@@ -611,7 +641,7 @@ pub struct TextBuffer {
     text: String,
     layout: Layout<PaintId>,
     spans: Vec<SpanStyle>,
-    shaped: Option<(TextAttrs, Option<f32>, f32)>,
+    shaped: Option<(TextShapeAttrs, Option<f32>, f32)>,
 }
 
 impl TextBuffer {
@@ -671,7 +701,8 @@ impl TextBuffer {
         width: Option<f32>,
         density: f32,
     ) {
-        if self.shaped.as_ref() == Some(&(attrs.clone(), width, density)) {
+        let shape_attrs = TextShapeAttrs::from(attrs);
+        if self.shaped.as_ref() == Some(&(shape_attrs.clone(), width, density)) {
             return;
         }
         let base_family = data.resolve_family(&attrs.family);
@@ -719,7 +750,7 @@ impl TextBuffer {
         self.layout.break_all_lines(width);
         self.layout
             .align(Alignment::Start, AlignmentOptions::default());
-        self.shaped = Some((attrs.clone(), width, density));
+        self.shaped = Some((shape_attrs, width, density));
     }
 
     fn invalidate(&mut self) {
@@ -762,8 +793,10 @@ pub struct RenderedText {
 
 pub struct TextRsc {
     buffer: TextBuffer,
+    ellipsis_buffer: TextBuffer,
     attrs: TextAttrs,
     rendered: Option<RenderedText>,
+    ellipsis_rendered: Option<(TextShapeAttrs, f32, RenderedText)>,
     width: Option<f32>,
     density: f32,
     owner: Option<WidgetId>,
@@ -773,8 +806,10 @@ impl TextRsc {
     fn new(buffer: TextBuffer, attrs: TextAttrs) -> Self {
         Self {
             buffer,
+            ellipsis_buffer: TextBuffer::new("…"),
             attrs,
             rendered: None,
+            ellipsis_rendered: None,
             width: None,
             density: 0.0,
             owner: None,
@@ -784,6 +819,8 @@ impl TextRsc {
     fn invalidate(&mut self) {
         self.buffer.invalidate();
         self.rendered = None;
+        self.ellipsis_buffer.invalidate();
+        self.ellipsis_rendered = None;
     }
 }
 
@@ -885,6 +922,34 @@ impl TextResources {
         resource.rendered = Some(rendered.clone());
         (rendered, true)
     }
+
+    fn render_ellipsis(
+        &mut self,
+        resource: &mut TextRsc,
+        owner: WidgetId,
+        textures: &mut Textures,
+        density: f32,
+    ) -> (RenderedText, bool) {
+        let shape_attrs = TextShapeAttrs::from(&resource.attrs);
+        let atlas_generation = self.data.atlas.generation();
+        resource.owner = Some(owner);
+        if let Some((cached_attrs, cached_density, rendered)) = &resource.ellipsis_rendered
+            && cached_attrs == &shape_attrs
+            && *cached_density == density
+            && rendered.generation == atlas_generation
+        {
+            return (rendered.clone(), false);
+        }
+        let rendered = self.data.render(
+            &mut resource.ellipsis_buffer,
+            &resource.attrs,
+            None,
+            textures,
+            density,
+        );
+        resource.ellipsis_rendered = Some((shape_attrs, density, rendered.clone()));
+        (rendered, true)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for TextResources {
@@ -961,6 +1026,14 @@ impl TextHandle {
         RefMut::map(resource, |resource| &mut resource.attrs)
     }
 
+    pub fn set_overflow_position(&mut self, position: Len) {
+        self.rsc.get_mut().attrs.overflow_position = position;
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_overflow(&mut self, overflow: TextOverflow) {
+        self.rsc.get_mut().attrs.overflow = overflow;
+    }
+
     pub fn rendered(&self) -> Option<RenderedText> {
         self.rsc.get().rendered.clone()
     }
@@ -996,6 +1069,17 @@ impl TextHandle {
         let mut resource = self.rsc.get_mut_shared();
         resources.render(&mut resource, width, owner, textures, density)
     }
+
+    pub fn render_ellipsis(
+        &self,
+        owner: WidgetId,
+        textures: &mut Textures,
+        density: f32,
+    ) -> (RenderedText, bool) {
+        let mut resources = self.resources.borrow_mut();
+        let mut resource = self.rsc.get_mut_shared();
+        resources.render_ellipsis(&mut resource, owner, textures, density)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]

iris/core/src/ui/painter.rs

@@ -422,6 +422,14 @@ impl<'a> Painter<'a> {
         rendered
     }
 
+    pub fn render_ellipsis(&mut self, text: &TextHandle) -> RenderedText {
+        let density = self.render_state.density;
+        let ui: &mut UiData = self.rsc.ui_mut();
+        let (rendered, prepared) = text.render_ellipsis(self.id, &mut ui.textures, density);
+        self.render_state.shape_count += u64::from(prepared);
+        rendered
+    }
+
     fn atlas_generation(&self) -> u64 {
         self.rsc.ui().text.borrow().atlas.generation()
     }

iris/examples/message_list/lib.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn build_row<Rsc: UiRsc + 'static>(rsc: &mut Rsc, i: usize) -> StrongWidget {
     let text_color = PaintId::BLACK;
     if i.is_multiple_of(IMAGE_EVERY) {
         let text = wtext(row_text(i))
-            .wrap(true)
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
             .color(text_color)
             .add_strong(rsc)
             .any();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fn build_row<Rsc: UiRsc + 'static>(rsc: &mut Rsc, i: usize) -> StrongWidget {
             .any()
     } else {
         wtext(row_text(i))
-            .wrap(true)
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
             .color(text_color)
             .pad(dp(8.0))
             .background(rect(tint))

iris/examples/tabs/lib.rs

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ where
                 .editable(EditMode::MultiLine)
                 .size(30)
                 .text_align(Align::LEFT)
-                .wrap(true)
+                .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
                 .attr::<Selectable>(());
             let fill = rsc
                 .ui_mut()

iris/examples/text/android.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use iris::prelude::*;
+
+#[path = "lib.rs"]
+mod app;
+
+#[iris::android_init]
+fn create(ui_state: &mut AndroidUiState, rsc: &mut StdRsc<AndroidUiState>) {
+    app::build(rsc, ui_state);
+}

iris/examples/text/desktop.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+use iris::prelude::*;
+
+#[path = "lib.rs"]
+mod app;
+
+fn main() {
+    DesktopApp::run_with(app::build);
+}

iris/examples/text/lib.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+use iris::prelude::*;
+
+const SAMPLE: &str = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
+
+fn overflow_row<Rsc: UiRsc + 'static>(
+    rsc: &mut Rsc,
+    label: &str,
+    overflow: TextOverflow,
+    position: Len,
+    fill: PaintId,
+) -> WeakWidget<Sized> {
+    (
+        wtext(label).size(14).color(PaintId::GRAY).width(dp(76)),
+        wtext(SAMPLE)
+            .size(20)
+            .overflow(overflow)
+            .overflow_position(position)
+            .width(dp(260))
+            .background(rect(fill)),
+    )
+        .span(Dir::RIGHT)
+        .gap(dp(8))
+        .width(dp(344))
+        .add(rsc)
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn build<Rsc: HasEvents + 'static>(rsc: &mut Rsc, ui_state: &mut impl HasRoot<Rsc>)
+where
+    Rsc::State: FocusHost,
+{
+    let panel = rsc
+        .ui_mut()
+        .paints
+        .add(Srgba8::new(34, 36, 42, 255).to_linear());
+    let field = rsc
+        .ui_mut()
+        .paints
+        .add(Srgba8::new(53, 57, 66, 255).to_linear());
+
+    let styled = "Bold, italic, underlined, and colored spans";
+    let styled = wtext(styled)
+        .size(20)
+        .spans(vec![
+            SpanStyle::new(0..4).bold(),
+            SpanStyle::new(6..12).italic(),
+            SpanStyle::new(14..24).underline(),
+            SpanStyle::new(30..37).color(PaintId::SKY),
+        ])
+        .width(rest(1));
+
+    let aligned = (
+        wtext("Left aligned").text_align(Align::CENTER_LEFT),
+        wtext("Centered").text_align(Align::CENTER),
+        wtext("Right aligned").text_align(Align::CENTER_RIGHT),
+    )
+        .span(Dir::DOWN)
+        .gap(dp(4))
+        .width(rest(1))
+        .background(rect(field.clone()));
+
+    let wrapped = wtext(
+        "Wrapping shapes the same source into as many lines as its container needs. Resize the window to see it reflow.",
+    )
+    .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
+    .size(18)
+    .width(dp(340))
+    .background(rect(field.clone()));
+
+    let editable = wtext(SAMPLE)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Ellipsis)
+        .editable(EditMode::SingleLine)
+        .size(20)
+        .attr::<Selectable>(())
+        .width(dp(344))
+        .background(rect(field.clone()));
+
+    let intro = (
+        wtext("Iris text")
+            .size(30)
+            .spans(vec![SpanStyle::new(0..9).bold()]),
+        wtext("Drag across display text to select it. The overflow markers select hidden source text, but are never copied.")
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
+            .color(PaintId::GRAY)
+            .width(rest(1)),
+    )
+        .span(Dir::DOWN)
+        .gap(dp(6))
+        .add(rsc);
+    let styles = (
+        wtext("Styles and alignment").size(16).color(PaintId::SKY),
+        styled,
+        aligned,
+    )
+        .span(Dir::DOWN)
+        .gap(dp(6))
+        .add(rsc);
+    let wrapping = (wtext("Wrapping").size(16).color(PaintId::SKY), wrapped)
+        .span(Dir::DOWN)
+        .gap(dp(6))
+        .add(rsc);
+    let overflow = (
+        wtext("Overflow treatment and position")
+            .size(16)
+            .color(PaintId::SKY),
+        overflow_row(rsc, "hidden", TextOverflow::Hidden, rel(0), field.clone()),
+        overflow_row(
+            rsc,
+            "ellipsis 0",
+            TextOverflow::Ellipsis,
+            rel(0),
+            field.clone(),
+        ),
+        overflow_row(
+            rsc,
+            "ellipsis .5",
+            TextOverflow::Ellipsis,
+            rel(0.5),
+            field.clone(),
+        ),
+        overflow_row(
+            rsc,
+            "ellipsis 1",
+            TextOverflow::Ellipsis,
+            rel(1),
+            field.clone(),
+        ),
+    )
+        .span(Dir::DOWN)
+        .gap(dp(6))
+        .add(rsc);
+    let editing = (
+        wtext("Editable ellipsis (move the caret through the text)")
+            .size(16)
+            .color(PaintId::SKY),
+        editable,
+    )
+        .span(Dir::DOWN)
+        .gap(dp(6))
+        .add(rsc);
+
+    let content = (intro, styles, wrapping, overflow, editing)
+        .span(Dir::DOWN)
+        .gap(dp(14))
+        .controller(SelectionController::new().separator("\n"))
+        .add(rsc);
+
+    content
+        .on(CursorSense::drag_senses(), move |ctx, rsc: &mut Rsc| {
+            let input = &ctx.data;
+            rsc.with_nearest_controller::<SelectionController, _>(content, |id, selection, rsc| {
+                selection.drag(id, rsc, input)
+            });
+        })
+        .add(rsc);
+    content
+        .pad(dp(24))
+        .width(rest(1))
+        .background(rect(panel))
+        .set_root(rsc, ui_state);
+}

iris/src/layout_tests.rs

@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ fn composer_like_tree(rsc: &mut TestRsc) -> (WeakWidget<TextEdit>, StrongWidget)
     let field = wtext("")
         .editable(EditMode::MultiLine)
         .text_align(Align::LEFT)
-        .wrap(true)
+        .overflow(TextOverflow::Wrap)
         .size(18)
         .color(PaintId::WHITE)
         .add(rsc);

iris/src/widget/text/build.rs

@@ -36,8 +36,12 @@ impl<State, O, H: WidgetOption<State>> TextBuilder<State, O, H> {
         self.attrs.align = Align::CENTER;
         self
     }
-    pub fn wrap(mut self, wrap: bool) -> Self {
+    pub fn overflow(mut self, overflow: TextOverflow) -> Self {
-        self.attrs.wrap = wrap;
+        self.attrs.overflow = overflow;
+        self
+    }
+    pub fn overflow_position(mut self, position: impl Into<Len>) -> Self {
+        self.attrs.overflow_position = position.into();
         self
     }
     pub fn spans(mut self, spans: Vec<SpanStyle>) -> Self {

iris/src/widget/text/edit.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub enum Motion {
 }
 
 pub struct TextEdit {
-    view: TextView,
+    pub(super) view: TextView,
     #[cfg_attr(target_os = "android", allow(dead_code))]
     history: Vec<(String, Option<Selection>)>,
     pub(crate) press_origin: Option<Vec2>,
@@ -97,6 +97,14 @@ impl TextEdit {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn set_overflow(&mut self, overflow: TextOverflow) {
+        self.view.set_overflow(overflow);
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_overflow_position(&mut self, position: impl Into<Len>) {
+        self.view.set_overflow_position(position);
+    }
+
     fn layout(&self) -> Ref<'_, Layout<iris_core::PaintId>> {
         self.view.text.layout()
     }

iris/src/widget/text/mod.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,25 @@ pub struct TextView {
     text: TextHandle,
     pub hint: Option<StrongWidget>,
     selection: TextSelection,
+    overflow: OverflowState,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct OverflowState {
+    active: bool,
+    viewport: Vec2,
+    pan: f32,
+    leading_marker: f32,
+    trailing_marker: f32,
+    suppress_content: bool,
+    leading_omitted: Option<OmittedText>,
+    trailing_omitted: Option<OmittedText>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct OmittedText {
+    range: std::ops::Range<usize>,
+    far_edge: usize,
 }
 
 impl TextView {
@@ -32,20 +51,22 @@ impl TextView {
             text,
             hint,
             selection: TextSelection::default(),
+            overflow: OverflowState::default(),
         }
     }
 
     pub fn region(&self) -> UiRegion {
         let align = self.text.attrs().align;
-        self.text
+        let size = if self.overflow.active {
-            .rendered()
+            self.overflow.viewport
-            .map(|t| t.size)
+        } else {
-            .unwrap_or(Vec2::ZERO)
+            self.text.rendered().map(|t| t.size).unwrap_or(Vec2::ZERO)
-            .align(align)
+        };
+        size.align(align)
     }
 
     fn render(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) -> RenderedText {
-        let width = if self.text.attrs().wrap {
+        let width = if self.text.attrs().overflow == TextOverflow::Wrap {
             Some(painter.px_size().x)
         } else {
             None
@@ -63,23 +84,256 @@ impl TextView {
         tex
     }
 
-    pub fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) -> Size {
+    fn omitted_range(&self, start_x: f32, end_x: f32, far_x: f32) -> OmittedText {
+        self.text.with_layout(|layout, text| {
+            let at = |x| {
+                parley::Selection::from_point(layout, x, self.overflow.viewport.y * 0.5)
+                    .focus()
+                    .index()
+            };
+            let a = at(start_x).min(text.len());
+            let b = at(end_x).min(text.len());
+            // Parley selections are contiguous source ranges. That is exact
+            // for an ordinary LTR or RTL run; a clipped side of pathological
+            // mixed-bidi text can cover discontiguous logical ranges, which
+            // this selection model cannot express.
+            OmittedText {
+                range: a.min(b)..a.max(b),
+                far_edge: at(far_x).min(text.len()),
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn local_text_point(&self, pos: Vec2, size: Vec2) -> Vec2 {
+        let mut pos = pos - self.region().top_left().to_abs(size);
+        pos.x += self.overflow.pan;
+        pos
+    }
+
+    fn omitted_at(&self, pos: Vec2, size: Vec2) -> Option<OmittedText> {
+        let pos = pos - self.region().top_left().to_abs(size);
+        if self.overflow.suppress_content && pos.x >= 0.0 && pos.x <= self.overflow.viewport.x {
+            let len = self.text.text().len();
+            Some(OmittedText {
+                range: 0..len,
+                far_edge: if pos.x < self.overflow.viewport.x * 0.5 {
+                    0
+                } else {
+                    len
+                },
+            })
+        } else if pos.x >= 0.0 && pos.x <= self.overflow.leading_marker {
+            self.overflow.leading_omitted.clone()
+        } else if pos.x >= self.overflow.viewport.x - self.overflow.trailing_marker
+            && pos.x <= self.overflow.viewport.x
+        {
+            self.overflow.trailing_omitted.clone()
+        } else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn omitted_is_selected(&self, omitted: &OmittedText) -> bool {
+        self.selection.range.is_some_and(|selection| {
+            let selected = selection.text_range();
+            selected.start < omitted.range.end && omitted.range.start < selected.end
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn prepare_overflow(
+        &mut self,
+        painter: &mut Painter,
+        tex: &RenderedText,
+        follow_caret: bool,
+    ) -> Option<RenderedText> {
+        self.overflow = OverflowState::default();
+        let available = painter.px_size().x.max(0.0);
+        let excess = (tex.size.x - available).max(0.0);
+        let attrs = self.text.attrs().clone();
+        if excess <= 0.0 || matches!(attrs.overflow, TextOverflow::Visible | TextOverflow::Wrap) {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let marker =
+            (attrs.overflow == TextOverflow::Ellipsis).then(|| painter.render_ellipsis(&self.text));
+
+        let mut pan = attrs
+            .overflow_position
+            .resolve(painter.density())
+            .to_abs(excess)
+            .clamp(0.0, excess);
+        if follow_caret && let Some(selection) = self.selection.range {
+            let caret = self
+                .text
+                .with_layout(|layout, _| selection.focus().geometry(layout, CARET_WIDTH));
+            for _ in 0..2 {
+                let marker_width = marker.as_ref().map_or(0.0, |marker| marker.size.x);
+                let leading = pan > 0.0;
+                let trailing = pan < excess;
+                let markers_fit = marker_width
+                    * (usize::from(leading) + usize::from(trailing)) as f32
+                    <= available;
+                let leading_inset = if markers_fit && leading {
+                    marker_width
+                } else {
+                    0.0
+                };
+                let trailing_inset = if markers_fit && trailing {
+                    marker_width
+                } else {
+                    0.0
+                };
+                if caret.x0 as f32 <= pan + leading_inset {
+                    pan = caret.x0 as f32 - leading_inset;
+                } else if caret.x1 as f32 >= pan + available - trailing_inset {
+                    pan = caret.x1 as f32 - available + trailing_inset;
+                }
+                pan = pan.clamp(0.0, excess);
+            }
+            let old_pan = attrs
+                .overflow_position
+                .resolve(painter.density())
+                .to_abs(excess);
+            if pan != old_pan {
+                self.text.set_overflow_position(Len::abs(pan));
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.overflow.active = true;
+        self.overflow.viewport = vec2(available, tex.size.y);
+        self.overflow.pan = pan;
+        if attrs.overflow != TextOverflow::Ellipsis {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        let marker = marker.expect("ellipsis mode prepared no ellipsis glyph");
+        let leading = pan > 0.0;
+        let trailing = pan < excess;
+        let markers_fit =
+            marker.size.x * (usize::from(leading) + usize::from(trailing)) as f32 <= available;
+        if markers_fit {
+            self.overflow.leading_marker = if leading { marker.size.x } else { 0.0 };
+            self.overflow.trailing_marker = if trailing { marker.size.x } else { 0.0 };
+            if leading {
+                self.overflow.leading_omitted =
+                    Some(self.omitted_range(-tex.size.x, pan + marker.size.x, -tex.size.x));
+            }
+            if trailing {
+                self.overflow.trailing_omitted = Some(self.omitted_range(
+                    pan + available - marker.size.x,
+                    tex.size.x * 2.0,
+                    tex.size.x * 2.0,
+                ));
+            }
+        } else {
+            self.overflow.suppress_content = true;
+        }
+        Some(marker)
+    }
+
+    fn draw_inner(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter, follow_caret: bool) -> Size {
         let tex = self.render(painter);
         if self.is_blank()
             && let Some(hint) = &self.hint
         {
+            self.overflow = OverflowState::default();
             return painter.widget(hint).size();
         }
-        let region = tex.size.align(self.text.attrs().align);
+        let marker = self.prepare_overflow(painter, &tex, follow_caret);
-        let within = region.within(&painter.region());
+        let attrs = self.text.attrs().clone();
-        painter.glyphs(&tex, within);
+        if !self.overflow.active {
-        Size::abs(tex.size)
+            let within = tex.size.align(attrs.align).within(&painter.region());
+            painter.glyphs(&tex, within);
+            return Size::abs(tex.size);
+        }
+
+        let viewport = self.overflow.viewport.align(attrs.align);
+        let marker_highlight = painter.paint(&PaintId::SKY);
+        if self.overflow.suppress_content
+            && self
+                .selection
+                .range
+                .is_some_and(|selection| !selection.is_collapsed())
+        {
+            painter.primitive_within(
+                RectPrimitive::color(marker_highlight),
+                viewport.within(&painter.region()),
+            );
+        } else {
+            if self
+                .overflow
+                .leading_omitted
+                .as_ref()
+                .is_some_and(|omitted| self.omitted_is_selected(omitted))
+            {
+                let marker_region = vec2(self.overflow.leading_marker, self.overflow.viewport.y)
+                    .align(Align::TOP_LEFT)
+                    .within(&viewport)
+                    .within(&painter.region());
+                painter.primitive_within(RectPrimitive::color(marker_highlight), marker_region);
+            }
+            if self
+                .overflow
+                .trailing_omitted
+                .as_ref()
+                .is_some_and(|omitted| self.omitted_is_selected(omitted))
+            {
+                let marker_region = vec2(self.overflow.trailing_marker, self.overflow.viewport.y)
+                    .align(Align::TOP_LEFT)
+                    .offset(vec2(
+                        self.overflow.viewport.x - self.overflow.trailing_marker,
+                        0.0,
+                    ))
+                    .within(&viewport)
+                    .within(&painter.region());
+                painter.primitive_within(RectPrimitive::color(marker_highlight), marker_region);
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some(marker) = marker {
+            if self.overflow.leading_marker > 0.0 {
+                painter.glyphs(&marker, viewport.within(&painter.region()));
+            }
+            if self.overflow.trailing_marker > 0.0 {
+                let offset = vec2(
+                    self.overflow.viewport.x - self.overflow.trailing_marker,
+                    0.0,
+                );
+                painter.glyphs(&marker, viewport.offset(offset).within(&painter.region()));
+            }
+        }
+        painter.child_layer();
+        let content_width = if self.overflow.suppress_content {
+            0.0
+        } else {
+            (self.overflow.viewport.x
+                - self.overflow.leading_marker
+                - self.overflow.trailing_marker)
+                .max(0.0)
+        };
+        let mask = vec2(content_width, self.overflow.viewport.y)
+            .align(Align::TOP_LEFT)
+            .offset(vec2(self.overflow.leading_marker, 0.0))
+            .within(&viewport)
+            .within(&painter.region());
+        painter.set_mask(mask);
+        let origin = tex
+            .size
+            .align(Align::TOP_LEFT)
+            .offset(vec2(-self.overflow.pan, 0.0))
+            .within(&viewport)
+            .within(&painter.region());
+        painter.glyphs(&tex, origin);
+        Size::abs(self.overflow.viewport)
+    }
+
+    pub fn draw(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter) -> Size {
+        self.draw_inner(painter, false)
     }
 
     pub(super) fn draw_selectable(&mut self, painter: &mut Painter, caret: bool) -> Size {
         let base = painter.layer;
         painter.child_layer();
-        let used = self.draw(painter);
+        let used = self.draw_inner(painter, caret);
         painter.layer = base;
         let region = self.region();
 
@@ -91,7 +345,7 @@ impl TextView {
             .with_layout(|layout, _| selection.geometry(layout));
         for (rect, _) in geometry {
             let size = vec2(rect.width() as f32, rect.height() as f32);
-            let top_left = vec2(rect.x0 as f32, rect.y0 as f32);
+            let top_left = vec2(rect.x0 as f32 - self.overflow.pan, rect.y0 as f32);
             let paint = painter.paint(&PaintId::SKY);
             painter.primitive_within(
                 RectPrimitive::color(paint),
@@ -103,7 +357,7 @@ impl TextView {
                 .text
                 .with_layout(|layout, _| selection.focus().geometry(layout, CARET_WIDTH));
             let size = vec2(caret.width() as f32, caret.height() as f32);
-            let top_left = vec2(caret.x0 as f32, caret.y0 as f32);
+            let top_left = vec2(caret.x0 as f32 - self.overflow.pan, caret.y0 as f32);
             let paint = painter.paint(&PaintId::WHITE);
             painter.primitive_within(
                 RectPrimitive::color(paint),
@@ -120,6 +374,14 @@ impl TextView {
     pub fn attrs_mut(&mut self) -> std::cell::RefMut<'_, TextAttrs> {
         self.text.attrs_mut()
     }
+
+    fn set_overflow(&mut self, overflow: TextOverflow) {
+        self.text.set_overflow(overflow);
+    }
+
+    fn set_overflow_position(&mut self, position: impl Into<Len>) {
+        self.text.set_overflow_position(position.into());
+    }
 }
 
 impl Text {
@@ -150,6 +412,14 @@ impl Text {
     pub fn attrs_mut(&mut self) -> std::cell::RefMut<'_, TextAttrs> {
         self.view.attrs_mut()
     }
+
+    pub fn set_overflow(&mut self, overflow: TextOverflow) {
+        self.view.set_overflow(overflow);
+    }
+
+    pub fn set_overflow_position(&mut self, position: impl Into<Len>) {
+        self.view.set_overflow_position(position);
+    }
 }
 
 impl Widget for Text {
@@ -280,4 +550,107 @@ mod tests {
              re-rendering them against the fresh atlas"
         );
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn ellipsis_position_moves_without_reshaping_and_is_not_a_source_hit() {
+        let mut rsc = TestRsc { ui: Ui::default() };
+        let text = wtext("one two three four five")
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Ellipsis)
+            .size(18)
+            .add(&mut rsc);
+        let root = text.width(abs(90)).add_strong(&mut rsc).any();
+        let mut render = UiRenderState::new();
+        render.resize((800.0, 600.0));
+        render.update(&root, &mut rsc);
+        render.take_counters();
+
+        let height = rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.viewport.y;
+        assert!(rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.trailing_marker > 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(
+            text.selection(&mut rsc)
+                .source_byte_at(vec2(89.0, height * 0.5), vec2(90.0, height)),
+            None,
+        );
+
+        rsc.ui.widgets[text].set_overflow_position(rel(0.5));
+        render.update(&root, &mut rsc);
+        assert_eq!(render.take_counters().shapes, 0);
+        assert!(rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.leading_marker > 0.0);
+        assert!(rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.trailing_marker > 0.0);
+
+        rsc.ui.widgets[text].set_overflow_position(rel(1));
+        render.update(&root, &mut rsc);
+        assert_eq!(render.take_counters().shapes, 0);
+        assert!(rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.leading_marker > 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.trailing_marker, 0.0);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn selecting_an_ellipsis_selects_the_omitted_source_text() {
+        let mut rsc = TestRsc { ui: Ui::default() };
+        let text = wtext("one two three four five")
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Ellipsis)
+            .size(18)
+            .add(&mut rsc);
+        let root = text.width(abs(90)).add_strong(&mut rsc).any();
+        let mut render = UiRenderState::new();
+        render.resize((800.0, 600.0));
+        render.update(&root, &mut rsc);
+
+        let height = rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.viewport.y;
+        text.selection(&mut rsc)
+            .select(vec2(89.0, height * 0.5), vec2(90.0, height), false, false);
+        let selected = rsc.ui.widgets[text].selected_text().unwrap();
+        assert!(!selected.is_empty());
+        assert!("one two three four five".ends_with(&selected));
+        assert!(!selected.contains('…'));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn a_viewport_too_narrow_for_its_markers_exposes_no_hidden_source_hit() {
+        let mut rsc = TestRsc { ui: Ui::default() };
+        let text = wtext("too wide")
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Ellipsis)
+            .size(18)
+            .add(&mut rsc);
+        let root = text.width(abs(1)).add_strong(&mut rsc).any();
+        let mut render = UiRenderState::new();
+        render.resize((800.0, 600.0));
+        render.update(&root, &mut rsc);
+
+        let height = rsc.ui.widgets[text].view.overflow.viewport.y;
+        assert_eq!(
+            text.selection(&mut rsc)
+                .source_byte_at(vec2(0.5, height * 0.5), vec2(1.0, height)),
+            None,
+        );
+        text.selection(&mut rsc)
+            .select(vec2(0.5, height * 0.5), vec2(1.0, height), false, false);
+        assert_eq!(
+            rsc.ui.widgets[text].selected_text().as_deref(),
+            Some("too wide")
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn an_editable_caret_updates_the_overflow_position_it_exposes() {
+        let mut rsc = TestRsc { ui: Ui::default() };
+        let edit = wtext("one two three four five")
+            .overflow(TextOverflow::Hidden)
+            .editable(EditMode::SingleLine)
+            .size(18)
+            .add(&mut rsc);
+        let root = edit.width(abs(90)).add_strong(&mut rsc).any();
+        let mut render = UiRenderState::new();
+        render.resize((800.0, 600.0));
+        render.update(&root, &mut rsc);
+
+        let len = rsc.ui.widgets[edit].content().len();
+        edit(&mut rsc).set_cursor_byte(len);
+        render.update(&root, &mut rsc);
+
+        let attrs = rsc.ui.widgets[edit].view.text.attrs();
+        assert!(attrs.overflow_position.abs > 0.0);
+        assert_eq!(attrs.overflow_position.rel, 0.0);
+    }
 }

iris/src/widget/text/selection.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ impl TextSelectionCtx<'_> {
     /// The byte offset in the text nearest `pos`. Positions and `size` use
     /// the same widget-local coordinates as a `CursorSense` event.
     pub fn byte_at(&mut self, pos: Vec2, size: Vec2) -> usize {
-        let pos = pos - self.view.region().top_left().to_abs(size);
+        if let Some(omitted) = self.view.omitted_at(pos, size) {
+            return omitted.far_edge;
+        }
+        let pos = self.view.local_text_point(pos, size);
         self.view.text.with_layout(|layout, _| {
             ParleySelection::from_point(layout, pos.x, pos.y)
                 .focus()
@@ -63,6 +66,17 @@ impl TextSelectionCtx<'_> {
         })
     }
 
+    /// Like [`byte_at`](Self::byte_at), except an ellipsis is presentation
+    /// rather than source text and therefore returns `None` instead of a
+    /// nearby byte. Use this for links and other source-span hit testing.
+    pub fn source_byte_at(&mut self, pos: Vec2, size: Vec2) -> Option<usize> {
+        if self.view.omitted_at(pos, size).is_some() {
+            None
+        } else {
+            Some(self.byte_at(pos, size))
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn select_all(&mut self) {
         let len = self.view.text.text().len();
         if len == 0 {
@@ -76,11 +90,41 @@ impl TextSelectionCtx<'_> {
     }
 
     pub fn select(&mut self, pos: Vec2, size: Vec2, drag: bool, recent: bool) {
-        let pos = pos - self.view.region().top_left().to_abs(size);
+        let omitted = self.view.omitted_at(pos, size);
+        let pos = self.view.local_text_point(pos, size);
         let previous = self.view.selection.range;
         let previous_hit = self.view.selection.double_hit;
 
         let outcome = self.view.text.with_layout(|layout, _| {
+            if let Some(omitted) = omitted {
+                let anchor = if drag {
+                    previous
+                        .map(|selection| selection.anchor())
+                        .unwrap_or_else(|| {
+                            parley::Cursor::from_byte_index(
+                                layout,
+                                omitted.range.start,
+                                Affinity::default(),
+                            )
+                        })
+                } else {
+                    parley::Cursor::from_byte_index(
+                        layout,
+                        omitted.range.start,
+                        Affinity::default(),
+                    )
+                };
+                let focus = parley::Cursor::from_byte_index(
+                    layout,
+                    if drag {
+                        omitted.far_edge
+                    } else {
+                        omitted.range.end
+                    },
+                    Affinity::default(),
+                );
+                return Some((Some(ParleySelection::new(anchor, focus)), None));
+            }
             if drag {
                 previous.map(|selection| {
                     (