Cross-browser multi-line text overflow with ellipsis appended within a fixed width and height

Question

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Is it possible to create an ellipsis on a

with a fixed width and multiple

Answer 1

Pure JS solution based on bažmegakapa's solution, and some cleanup to account for people who try to give a height/max-height that is less than the element's lineHeight:

  var truncationEl = document.getElementById('truncation-test');
  function calculateTruncation(el) {
    var text;
    while(el.clientHeight < el.scrollHeight) {
      text = el.innerHTML.trim();
      if(text.split(' ').length <= 1) {
        break;
      }
      el.innerHTML = text.replace(/\W*\s(\S)*$/, '...');
    }
  }

  calculateTruncation(truncationEl);