I'm struggling to ensure that long lines of text break and wrap correctly within a chat feature I am developing. The crucial elements in question are .chat__messages__item and .chat__messages__body (these are all contained within a parent element set to 24vw, making them responsive to window width).
Below is the HTML/CSS snippet...
<style>
.chat__messages__inner{
display: table;
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
}
.chat__messages__list {
display: table-cell;
vertical-align: bottom;
margin: 0;
padding: 10px 20px 0;
list-style-type: none;
}
.chat__messages__item {
position: relative;
margin-bottom: 10px;
padding: 8px 10px;
background-color: #D8F2FD;
clear: both;
}
<!-- THIS STYLE HAS NO AFFECT UNLESS I SET A MAX-WIDTH ON .chat__messages__item -->
.chat__messages__body {
word-wrap: break-word;
}
</style>
<div class='chat__messages__inner'>
<ul class='chat__messages__list'>
<li class='chat__messages__item'>
<div class='chat__messages__body'>
hereisaverylonglineoftextthatiwouldliketobreakandwrap
</div>
</li>
<li class='chat__messages__item'>
<div class='chat__messages__body'>
here is a long sentence that will wrap and behave correctly
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>