gistfile1.js

jQuery.fn.wordWrap = function () {
  // This splits any text node by spaces, and any 'word' that is longer than 26 characters it
  // splits apart each character by a <wbr> tag so it breaks if it needs to.
  return this.each(function () {
    var walker = document.createTreeWalker(this, NodeFilter.SHOW_TEXT, null, false);
    while (walker.nextNode()) {
      var node = walker.currentNode;
      var parts = node.nodeValue.split(' ');
      for (i = 0; i < parts.length; i++) {
        if (parts[i].length > 26) parts[i] = parts[i].split('').join(String.fromCharCode('8203'))
      }
      node.nodeValue = parts.join(' ');
    }
  });
}