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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T12:09:32+00:00 2026-05-13T12:09:32+00:00

I would like to break a long word in my Ruby on Rails string

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I would like to break a long word in my Ruby on Rails string (something like <wbr> in HTML).

Is it possible to tell Ruby to add character x in string y each z characters?

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    2026-05-13T12:09:33+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 12:09 pm

    Try

    result = subject.gsub(/(.{10})/m, '\1XX')
    

    substituting the number you want for 10 and the replacement string you want for XX

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