Is vertical text-overflow possible with css3?

Question

to add ellipsis to a sentence that is too long you can use this method: http://jsfiddle.net/ArKeu/

that works great for widths but is it somehow possible to add elli

Answer 1

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!

Since the time when I wrote that answer, Clamp.js seems to have cooled-off and died. The project still exists on github so you can check it out.

But, there is a better alternative here: ftellipsis. It is cross-browser.

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Why should webkit browsers have all the fun?

This solution here is much more extensive, and provides support for other browsers as well. http://reusablebits.com/post/2642059628/introducing-clamp-js (dead link)

Answer 2

Currently there is no cross-browser CSS-only way to achieve such behavior.

You can do this now only in webkit-based browsers by using the -webkit-box and -webkit-line-clamp, see http://jsfiddle.net/ArKeu/7/