Trim multiline text css Code Snippet in 2025

Limit multiline text to a given number of lines.

• Use -webkit-line-clamp to set the maximum number of lines to be displayed.
• Set display to -webkit-box and -webkit-box-orient to vertical, as they are required for -webkit-line-clamp to be applied.
• Apply overflow: hidden to hide any overflow after the text is trimmed.

<p class="excerpt">
  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec euismod enim eget ultricies sollicitudin. Nunc aliquam arcu arcu, non suscipit metus luctus id. Aliquam sodales turpis ipsum, in vehicula dui tempor sit amet. Nullam quis urna erat. Pellentesque mattis dolor purus. Aliquam nisl urna, tempor a euismod a, placerat in mauris. Phasellus neque quam, dapibus quis nunc at, feugiat suscipit tortor. Duis vel posuere dolor. Phasellus risus erat, lobortis et mi vel, viverra faucibus lectus. Etiam ut posuere sapien. Nulla ultrices dui turpis, interdum consectetur urna tempus at.
</p>

.excerpt {
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}