jQuery toggle content with fixed initial height
HTML
<div class="description">
<p>I love icing faworki macaroon I love brownie. Jelly-o gingerbread donut oat cake cupcake. Pie cotton candy gingerbread candy tart. Fruitcake wypas dessert applicake jelly beans jelly beans.</p>
<p>I love gummi bears caramels sesame snaps chocolate cake apple pie cookie brownie cheesecake. Pie tootsie roll I love. Caramels carrot cake pudding chocolate jelly-o carrot cake fruitcake wypas. Sweet roll carrot cake candy canes marshmallow lollipop pudding chupa chups. Dragée cotton candy gummi bears biscuit.</p>
</div>
<a href="#" class="toggle-link">+</a>
CSS
body {font:14px/1.4 sans-serif; color:#333; padding:20px;}
.toggle-link {font-size:20px; text-decoration:none; color:#F60; font-weight:bold;}
.toggle-link:hover {color:#333;}
.description {height:50px;overflow:hidden;}
JavaScript
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.toggle-link').toggle(function() {
$('.description').animate({ height: 200 }, 600);
$switch.html("-");
}, function() {
$('.description').animate({ height: 50}, 600);
$switch.html("+");
});
});