Web platform features explorer - line-clamp

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The line-clamp CSS property limits the text in a block container to a certain number of lines. The prefixed -webkit-line-clamp is widely supported but only works with -webkit-box-orient: vertical in combination with display: -webkit-box or display: -webkit-inline-box.

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Specifications

CSS Overflow Module Level 4 (#line-clamp), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

Chrome ❌
Chrome Android ❌
Edge ❌
Firefox ❌
Firefox for Android ❌
Safari ❌
Safari on iOS ❌

Developer signals

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