CSS line-clamp

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CSS property that will contain text to a given amount of lines when used in combination with display: -webkit-box. It will end with ellipsis when text-overflow: ellipsis is included.

Chrome

  1. ﹖ 4 - 13: Support unknown
  2. ✅ 14 - 153: Supported
  3. ✅ 154: Supported
  4. ✅ 155 - 157: Supported

Edge

  1. ❌ 12 - 16: Not supported
  2. ✅ 17 - 18: Supported
  3. ✅ 79 - 153: Supported
  4. ✅ 154: Supported

Safari

  1. ❌ 3.1 - 4: Not supported
  2. ✅ 5 - 26.6: Supported
  3. ✅ 27: Supported
  4. ✅ 27.1 - TP: Supported

Firefox

  1. ❌ 2 - 67: Not supported
  2. ✅ 68 - 157: Supported
  3. ✅ 158: Supported
  4. ✅ 159 - 161: Supported

Opera

  1. ❌ 9 - 12.1: Not supported
  2. ✅ 15 - 134: Supported
  3. ✅ 135: Supported

IE

  1. ❌ 5.5 - 10: Not supported
  2. ❌ 11: Not supported

Chrome for Android

  1. ✅ 154: Supported

Safari on iOS

  1. ❌ 3.2 - 4.3: Not supported
  2. ✅ 5 - 26.6: Supported
  3. ✅ 27.0: Supported
  4. ✅ 27.1 - 27.2: Supported

Samsung Internet

  1. ✅ 4 - 29: Supported
  2. ✅ 30: Supported

Opera Mini

  1. ❌ all: Not supported

Opera Mobile

  1. ❌ 10 - 12.1: Not supported
  2. ✅ 80: Supported

UC Browser for Android

  1. ✅ 15.5: Supported

Android Browser

  1. ﹖ 2.1 - 2.2: Support unknown
  2. ✅ 2.3 - 4.4.4: Supported
  3. ✅ 154: Supported

Firefox for Android

  1. ✅ 157: Supported

QQ Browser

  1. ✅ 14.9: Supported

Baidu Browser

  1. ✅ 13.52: Supported

KaiOS Browser

  1. ❌ 2.5: Not supported
  2. ✅ 3: Supported

Older (presto-based) versions of the Opera browser have also supported the same effect using the proprietary -o-ellipsis-lastline; value for text-overflow.

Resources:
CSS Tricks article
MDN Web Docs - line-clamp