Search input placeholder clips mid-word at ~130px width

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Summary

The search input's placeholder is the full string Search the web, jump to a tile, or paste a URL…, but #ntt-search-input renders only ~130px wide, so the placeholder clips abruptly mid-word (e.g. …web, jur) with no ellipsis. It reads as broken/truncated text rather than a deliberately short placeholder.

Details

• Computed style at clip: overflow: clip, text-overflow: clip.
• The / keyboard-shortcut hint span renders correctly and is unaffected.
• Not a functional defect — search works; this is purely visual.

How it was found

Flagged as a visual observation by UAT scenario 31-titlebar (Firefox), run 20260717-081625-ff, 2026-07-17.

Possible fixes (pick one)

• Shorten the placeholder to something that fits the rendered width (e.g. Search or paste a URL…).
• Apply text-overflow: ellipsis so the truncation reads as intentional.
• Widen the input / let it grow to its container.
• Drop the placeholder in favour of the already-visible affordances.

Severity

Cosmetic.