How can I access the actual text that is displayed in a DIV when using CSS style overflow: hidden?

Question

I have the following content DIV on my page, which displays dynamic text:

It uses the following

Answer 1

There is no need to use Javascript to have the ellipsis. You can simply use the CSS text-overflow property and set its value to "ellipsis". You see the documentation here.

And if you want to have it after multiple lines, then advise this guide.