{-webkit-line-clamp} Property | CSS: Presentation Layer
Standards Based Development
-webkit-line-clamp is an unsupported WebKit property that limits the number of lines of text displayed in a block element. -webkit-line-clamp needs to be used with text-overflow:ellipsis, display:-webkit-box, and -webkit-box-orient:vertical to work. In the example below, WebKit browsers will clamp the number of visible lines in the paragraph to 2:
.clampdemo{
overflow : hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
display: -webkit-box;
-webkit-line-clamp: 2;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}
<p class="clampdemo">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,
consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim
ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco
laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis
aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit
esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur
sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui
officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.
</p>