Multiline CSS ellipsis

Multiline ellipsis with pure CSS.

by otinanaipali

HTML

<div>
  <a class="link" href="/artist/85081/Live/biography"><span>...</span></a>
  <span class="txt">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis
  nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia
  deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.</span>

</div>

CSS

body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background: #ccc;
  min-width: 320px;
}

div {
  font: 14px/18px Arial;
  height: 36px;
  width: 70%;
  margin: 20px auto;
  background: #fff;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 20px solid #fff;
  text-align: justify;
}

.link::before {
  content: "\00A0";
  float: right;
  clear: both;
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 0;
}

.link > span {
  float: right;
  clear: both;
}