Fading out text on overflow with css if the text is bigger than allowed

Question

I am trying to create a text fade-out effect when the amount of text is bigger than the row can handle. I am achieving this with the mixture of max-height,

Answer 1

I used this method to make the bottom transparent.

http://jsfiddle.net/IAMCHIEF/x7qLon18/4/

.row{
    position:relative;
    width: 300px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    border-bottom: 3px solid #777;
    max-height:200px;
    overflow:hidden;
    color:#fff;
    background:#000;
}
.row:after {
  content: "";
position: absolute;
top: 137px;
left: 0;
height: 40px;
width: 100%;
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255,255, .4), rgba(255, 255, 255, 1));
}

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