Line Clamp
Utilities for clamping text to a specific number of lines.
CSS Property:
-webkit-line-clampClasses:7
Line Clamp Classes
| Class | CSS | |
|---|---|---|
line-clamp-1 | overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 1; | |
line-clamp-2 | overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; | |
line-clamp-3 | overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 3; | |
line-clamp-4 | overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 4; | |
line-clamp-5 | overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 5; | |
line-clamp-6 | overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 6; | |
line-clamp-none | overflow: visible; display: block; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-line-clamp: none; |
Arbitrary Values
You can use arbitrary values with square bracket notation when you need a specific value not included in the default scale.
[-webkit-line-clamp:value]Responsive Variants
Apply line clamp utilities at specific breakpoints using responsive prefixes.
| Breakpoint | Prefix | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 640px+ | sm: | sm:line-clamp-1 |
| 768px+ | md: | md:line-clamp-1 |
| 1024px+ | lg: | lg:line-clamp-1 |
| 1280px+ | xl: | xl:line-clamp-1 |
| 1536px+ | 2xl: | 2xl:line-clamp-1 |
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