Truncate Multiline Text

Introduction

In this lab, we will learn how to truncate multiline text that exceeds the dimensions of its container. This technique is useful for displaying excerpts of longer text while maintaining a clean and organized design. By using CSS properties such as overflow, height, and background, we can create a visually pleasing truncation effect that enhances the user experience.

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Truncate Multiline Text

index.html and style.css have already been provided in the VM.

To truncate text that is longer than one line, follow these steps:

1. Use overflow: hidden to prevent the text from overflowing its dimensions.
2. Set a fixed width of 400px to ensure the element has at least one constant dimension.
3. Set height: 109.2px as calculated from the font-size, using the formula font-size * line-height * numberOfLines (in this case 26 * 1.4 * 3 = 109.2).
4. Add the class truncate-text-multiline to the p element in your HTML.
5. Set font-size: 26px and line-height: 1.4 in the CSS for the .truncate-text-multiline class.
6. Set color: #333 and background: #f5f6f9 to style the text.
7. To create a gradient from transparent to the background-color, add the following CSS rules to the .truncate-text-multiline::after pseudo-element:

.truncate-text-multiline::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: 150px;
  height: 36.4px;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), #f5f6f9 50%);
}

This will create a gradient container with a height of 36.4px, calculated for the gradient container, based on the formula font-size * line-height (in this case 26 * 1.4 = 36.4). The ::after pseudo-element is positioned at the bottom right corner of the .truncate-text-multiline element.

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Summary

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