Now that we’ve got cross-browser support for the line-clamp property, I expect we’ll see a lot more of that around the web. And as we start to see it more in use, it’s worth the reminder that: Truncation is not …
Truncating a single line of text if is fairly straightforward. Truncating multiple lines is a bit harder. Using just CSS (no JavaScript or server-side dancing) is nice for the simplicity. It’s gotten a little easier lately since Firefox (since …
The max-lines property limits the content of a block to a maximum number of lines before being cut off and can create a line clamping effect when combined with block-overflow. In fact, both properties make up the line-clamp property, …
The block-overflow property truncates text and indicates more content follows by inserting an ellipsis or custom string after a number of lines that is set by the max-lines property.…
The line-clamp property truncates text at a specific number of lines.
The spec for it is currently an Editor’s Draft, so that means nothing here is set in stone because it’s a work in progress. That said, it’s defined as …
You want X lines of text. Anything after that, gracefully cut off. That’s “line clamping” and it is a perfectly legit desire. When you can count on text being a certain number of lines, you can create stronger and more …
