<!DOCTYPE html>
<style>
div {
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  overflow: hidden;
  font-size: 10px;
}
</style>
<body>
  <div style="padding-left: 3ch">123456</div>
  <div style="padding-left: 3ch; width: 6ch">1234567</div>
  <div style="padding-left: 6ch;">123</div>
  <div style="padding-left: 6ch; width: 3ch">1234</div>
  <div>123456789</div>
  <div style="width: 9ch">1234567890</div>
</body>