diff --git a/src/components/status/status.scss b/src/components/status/status.scss
index b215eaee2..e43617ecd 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.scss
+++ b/src/components/status/status.scss
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@
 
     & .status-username,
     & .mute-reason {
-      
-      word-break: normal;
       white-space: nowrap;
       text-overflow: ellipsis;
       overflow: hidden;
diff --git a/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss b/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss
index 314708280..32a2502fc 100644
--- a/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss
+++ b/src/components/status_body/status_body.scss
@@ -53,12 +53,15 @@
   }
 
   .text-wrapper {
+    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+    word-break: break-word;
+    overflow: hidden;
     display: flex;
     flex-flow: column nowrap;
 
     &.-tall-status {
       position: relative;
-      height: 220px;
+      height: 16em;
       overflow: hidden;
       z-index: 1;