---
title: CTLineBreakMode
framework: coretext
role: symbol
role_heading: Enumeration
path: coretext/ctlinebreakmode
---

# CTLineBreakMode

These constants specify what happens when a line is too long for its frame.

## Declaration

```swift
enum CTLineBreakMode
```

## Topics

### Constants

- [CTLineBreakMode.byWordWrapping](coretext/ctlinebreakmode/bywordwrapping.md)
- [CTLineBreakMode.byCharWrapping](coretext/ctlinebreakmode/bycharwrapping.md)
- [CTLineBreakMode.byClipping](coretext/ctlinebreakmode/byclipping.md)
- [CTLineBreakMode.byTruncatingHead](coretext/ctlinebreakmode/bytruncatinghead.md)
- [CTLineBreakMode.byTruncatingTail](coretext/ctlinebreakmode/bytruncatingtail.md)
- [CTLineBreakMode.byTruncatingMiddle](coretext/ctlinebreakmode/bytruncatingmiddle.md)

### Initializers

- [init(rawValue:)](coretext/ctlinebreakmode/init(rawvalue:).md)

## Relationships

### Conforms To

- [BitwiseCopyable](swift/bitwisecopyable.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [RawRepresentable](swift/rawrepresentable.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Constants

- [CTTextAlignment](coretext/cttextalignment.md)
- [CTWritingDirection](coretext/ctwritingdirection.md)
- [CTParagraphStyleSpecifier](coretext/ctparagraphstylespecifier.md)