JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

by Rambabu Pudi

HTML

<span class="ellipsis multiline">LongText1 LongText2 LongText3 LongText4 LongText5 LongText6 LongText7 LongText8LongText7 LongText8</span>


<span class="ellipsis multiline">LongText1 LongText2 LongText3 LongText4 LongText5 LongText6 LongText7 LongText8LongText7 LongText8 LongText8LongText7 LongText8 LongText8LongText7 LongText8 LongText8LongText7 LongText8</span>

<span class="ellipsis multiline">LongText1</span>

CSS

span {
    border: solid 2px blue;
    white-space: normal;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    display: block;
    overflow: hidden;
    width:150px;
    height :40px;
}
.ellipsis {
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.ellipsis.multiline {
    white-space: normal;
}

JavaScript

(function($) {
    $.fn.ellipsis = function()
    {
        return this.each(function()
        {
            var el = $(this);

            if(el.css("overflow") == "hidden")
            {
                var text = el.html();
                var multiline = el.hasClass('multiline');
                var t = $(this.cloneNode(true))
                    .hide()
                    .css('position', 'absolute')
                    .css('overflow', 'visible')
                    .width(multiline ? el.width() : 'auto')
                    .height(multiline ? 'auto' : el.height())
                    ;

                el.after(t);

                function height() { return t.height() > el.height(); };
                function width() { return t.width() > el.width(); };

                var func = multiline ? height : width;

                while (text.length > 0 && func())
                {
                    text = text.substr(0, text.length - 1);
                    t.html(text + "...");
                }

                el.html(t.html());
                t.remove();
            }
        });
    };
})(jQuery);

$(".ellipsis").ellipsis();