Limit text length to n lines using CSS

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Is it possible to limit a text length to "n" lines using CSS (or cut it when overflows vertically).

text-overflow: ellipsis; only works for 1 line text.

original text:

Ultrices natoque mus mattis, aliquam, cras in pellentesque
tincidunt elit purus lectus, vel ut aliquet, elementum nunc
nunc rhoncus placerat urna! Sit est sed! Ut penatibus turpis
mus tincidunt! Dapibus sed aenean, magna sagittis, lorem velit

wanted output (2 lines):

Ultrices natoque mus mattis, aliquam, cras in pellentesque
tincidunt elit purus lectus, vel ut aliquet, elementum...

ellipsis overflow css text
16 Answers

This works for me:

div {
  width: 200px;
}

p {
  display: block; /* Fallback for non-webkit */
  display: -webkit-box;
  height: 2.6em; /* Fallback for non-webkit, line-height * 2 */
  line-height: 1.3em;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 2; /* if you change this, make sure to change the fallback line-height and height */
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
<div>
  <p>
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore
  </p>
<div>

user_111385850

Currently you can't, but in future you will be able to use text-overflow:ellipis-lastline. Currently it's available with vendor prefix in Opera 10.60+: example

user_5793320 
.class{
   word-break: break-word;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   display: -webkit-box;
   line-height: 16px; /* fallback */
   max-height: 32px; /* fallback */
   -webkit-line-clamp: 2; /* number of lines to show */
   -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}
user_56576590

For the react guys using inline styles:

<p
style={{
    overflow: 'hidden',
    textOverflow: 'ellipsis',
    display: '-webkit-box',
    lineClamp: 2,
    WebkitLineClamp: 2,
    WebkitBoxOrient: 'vertical',
}}
>Some Text</p>
user_135428200

If you want to focus on each letter you can do like that, I refer to this question

function truncate(source, size) {
  return source.length > size ? source.slice(0, size - 1) + "…" : source;
}

var text = truncate('Truncate text to fit in 3 lines', 14);
console.log(text);

If you want to focus on each word you can do like that + space

const truncate = (title, limit = 14) => {  // 14 IS DEFAULT ARGUMENT 
    const newTitle = [];
    if (title.length > limit) {
        title.split(' ').reduce((acc, cur) => {
            if (acc + cur.length <= limit) {
                newTitle.push(cur);
            }
            return acc + cur.length;
        }, 0);

        return newTitle.join(' ') + '...'
    }
    return title;
}

var text = truncate('Truncate text to fit in 3 lines', 14);
console.log(text);

If you want to focus on each word you can do like that + without space

const truncate = (title, limit = 14) => {  // 14 IS DEFAULT ARGUMENT 
    const newTitle = [];
    if (title.length > limit) {
        Array.prototype.slice.call(title).reduce((acc, cur) => {
            if (acc + cur.length <= limit) {
                newTitle.push(cur);
            }
            return acc + cur.length;
        }, 0);

        return newTitle.join('') + '...'
    }
    return title;
}

var text = truncate('Truncate text to fit in 3 lines', 14);
console.log(text);

user_87982200 
.word-limit{
   display: block;
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
   word-wrap: break-word;
   overflow: hidden;
}
user_181448220
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