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truncation

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 …

All the following are required, so the text must be in a single straight line that overflows a box where that overflow is hidden.

.truncate {
  width: 250px;
  white-space: nowrap;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}

Note the …