Limit text length to n lines using CSS

Question

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 tex

Answer 1

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