css ellipsis on second line

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This should work in webkit browsers:

overflow: hidden;
text-overflow: ellipsis;
display: -webkit-box;
-webkit-line-clamp: 3;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;

browser support

div {
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}

* { font-family: verdana; }
<div>
   The <b><a target="_blank" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/CSS/-webkit-line-clamp">-webkit-line-clamp</a></b> CSS property allows limiting of the contents of a block container to the specified number of lines. It only works in combination with the display  property set to <b>-webkit-box</b> or <b>-webkit-inline-box</b> and the <b>-webkit-box-orient</b> property set to vertical. In most cases you will also want to set overflow to hidden, otherwise the contents won't be clipped but an ellipsis will still be shown after the specified number of lines. When applied to anchor elements, the truncating can happen in the middle of the text, not necessarily at the end.
</div>

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