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Unlike the classic experience of SharePoint Online list, in the new experience, the text in a list column will not wrap unless we choose Multiple lines of text when creating the column (and select Enhanced rich text in Additional Column Settings). In the new experience, the column width will not save based on the last change we made.
If I only put a PrimaryName in, it still displays a hyperlink that goes to the /list/AllItems.aspx Is there a way where if I don’t populate PrimaryURL, that it can only display PrimaryName text and no hyperlink? Tried this from a post recommended in comments, but it leaves the whole column empty.
What happens when you wrap a string in CSS?
In CSS, if you have an unbreakable string such as a very long word, by default it will overflow any container that is too small for it in the inline direction. We can see this happening in the example below: the long word is extending past the boundary of the box it is contained in.
Using the new SharePoint layout in a library or a list, I do not know how to control the width of the columns or how to enable text to “wrap” rather than hide behind a column.
Is there way to ” wrap ” a long title on a SP list?
Is there currently a way using Column Formatting to “Wrap” a long title name on a SP List? But can’t seem to wrap the column title. As you mentioned in your question, New Experience doesn’t support any custom coding to wrap your Column title and JSON will help you to customize at item level.
How does column formatting work in SharePoint list?
The column formatting does not change the actual data in the list item or file, it only changes how the value is displayed to users in the user interface. Navigate to your modern SharePoint list view.