Break long strings nicely with <wbr>

Are super-long strings (typically URLs) breaking out of an otherwise narrow column of text in your design? Sprinkle in some tags; they don't take up any space, but provide the browser with safe places to break the string to a new line. For example, this super-long URL will look normal, but if it's in a narrow area it'll linebreak at any of the points:

  https://basecamp.co
  
  m/188854/projects/1
  
  034065/messages/603
  
  3885

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