diff --git a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb
index 57388e1..392fb67 100644
--- a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb
+++ b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
       end
 
       def line_break_mode=(value)
-        @view.lineBreakMode = value
+        @view.lineBreakMode = LINE_BREAK_MODES[value] || value
       end
       def line_break_mode
         @view.lineBreakMode
diff --git a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb
index cd178ce..048cf97 100644
--- a/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb
+++ b/motion/ruby_motion_query/stylers/ui_view_styler.rb
@@ -61,6 +61,17 @@ module RubyMotionQuery
       always: UITextFieldViewModeAlways
     }
 
+    LINE_BREAK_MODES = {
+      word_wrapping: NSLineBreakByWordWrapping,
+      word_wrap: NSLineBreakByWordWrapping,
+      char_wrapping: NSLineBreakByCharWrapping,
+      char_wrap: NSLineBreakByCharWrapping,
+      clipping: NSLineBreakByClipping,
+      truncating_head: NSLineBreakByTruncatingHead,
+      truncating_tail: NSLineBreakByTruncatingTail,
+      truncating_middle: NSLineBreakByTruncatingMiddle
+    }
+
     AUTO_CORRECTION_TYPES = {
       default: UITextAutocorrectionTypeDefault,
       no: UITextAutocorrectionTypeNo,
diff --git a/spec/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb b/spec/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb
index 7c6edbc..2d9c902 100644
--- a/spec/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb
+++ b/spec/stylers/ui_label_styler.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class StyleSheetForUIViewStylerTests < RubyMotionQuery::Stylesheet
     st.adjusts_font_size = true
     st.resize_to_fit_text
     st.size_to_fit
-    st.line_break_mode = NSLineBreakByWordWrapping
+    st.line_break_mode = :word_wrapping
   end
 
   def ui_label_color(st)
@@ -71,5 +71,20 @@ describe 'stylers/ui_label' do
       v.text.should == 'RMQ'
     end
   end
+
+  it "allows setting line_break_mode to a symbol or constant" do
+    view = @vc.rmq.append(@view_klass, :ui_label_attributed_string)
+
+    view.style do |st|
+      st.line_break_mode = :char_wrapping
+    end
+    view.get.lineBreakMode.should == NSLineBreakByCharWrapping
+
+    view.style do |st|
+      st.line_break_mode = NSLineBreakByTruncatingHead
+    end
+    view.get.lineBreakMode.should == NSLineBreakByTruncatingHead
+
+  end
 end