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overflowWrap: 'anywhere' for CardHeadlines
dblatcher Jun 3, 2026
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limit word breaking to carousel cards
dblatcher Jun 3, 2026
37e0686
use word-wrap: break-word if overflow-wrap: anywhere is not supported
dblatcher Jun 3, 2026
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Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/main' into dblatcher-overflowing…
dblatcher Jun 9, 2026
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions dotcom-rendering/src/components/Card/Card.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ export type Props = {
headlinePosition?: 'inner' | 'outer';
starRatingSize?: RatingSizeType;
contentSpacing?: 'small' | 'large';
allowHeadlineToBreakWords?: boolean;
};

const waveformWrapper = (
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -410,6 +411,7 @@ export const Card = ({
starRatingSize = 'small',
articleMedia,
contentSpacing,
allowHeadlineToBreakWords,
}: Props) => {
const ab = useAB();
const isInLoopClickTestControl = Boolean(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -857,6 +859,7 @@ export const Card = ({
byline={byline}
showByline={showByline}
isExternalLink={isExternalLink}
allowHeadlineToBreakWords={allowHeadlineToBreakWords}
/>
{!isUndefined(starRating) && (
<StarRating rating={starRating} size={starRatingSize} />
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1157,6 +1160,9 @@ export const Card = ({
? media.podcastImage
: undefined
}
allowHeadlineToBreakWords={
allowHeadlineToBreakWords
}
/>

{!isUndefined(starRating) && (
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14 changes: 14 additions & 0 deletions dotcom-rendering/src/components/CardHeadline.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ type Props = {
kickerColour?: string;
quoteColour?: string;
kickerImage?: PodcastSeriesImage;
allowHeadlineToBreakWords?: boolean;
};

const sublinkStyles = css`
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -218,6 +219,15 @@ const defaultFontSizes: ResponsiveFontSize = {
mobile: 'xxsmall',
};

const allowWordBreakStyles = css`
@supports (overflow-wrap: anywhere) {
overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}
@supports not (overflow-wrap: anywhere) {
word-wrap: break-word;
}
`;

export const CardHeadline = ({
headlineText,
format,
Expand All @@ -234,6 +244,7 @@ export const CardHeadline = ({
kickerColour = palette('--card-kicker-text'),
quoteColour = palette('--card-quote-icon'),
kickerImage,
allowHeadlineToBreakWords = false,
}: Props) => {
// The link is only applied directly to the headline if it is a sublink
const isSublink = !!linkTo;
Expand All @@ -247,6 +258,9 @@ export const CardHeadline = ({
isSublink ? 'card-sublink-headline' : 'card-headline'
}`}
css={[
allowHeadlineToBreakWords
? allowWordBreakStyles
: undefined,
isSublink
? css`
${textSans14}
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions dotcom-rendering/src/components/Carousel.island.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ const CarouselCard = ({
showTopBarMobile={!isOnwardContent}
aspectRatio="5:4"
contentSpacing="small"
allowHeadlineToBreakWords={true}
/>
</LI>
);
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