diff --git a/web/wall.html b/web/wall.html
index 3f14dda..bbff45e 100644
--- a/web/wall.html
+++ b/web/wall.html
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@
   }
   /* the popup list is painted by the OS — give it a real ground, not the
      panel's translucent one, or it inherits the wall behind the field */
+  .f-row select { text-overflow: ellipsis; } /* long author names on a narrow phone */
   .f-row option { background: #15151a; color: var(--f-text); }
   .f-row input::placeholder { color: var(--f-faint); }
   .f-row input[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration,