{"id":10052,"date":"2024-01-10T18:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T18:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codehim.com\/?p=10052"},"modified":"2024-01-22T16:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:14:28","slug":"css-multiline-text-with-ellipsis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codehim.com\/text-input\/css-multiline-text-with-ellipsis\/","title":{"rendered":"CSS Multiline Text With Ellipsis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This code creates a stylish CSS Multiline Text With an Ellipsis effect. The core functionality lies in the &#8220;text&#8221; class within the &#8220;box&#8221; div. It truncates lengthy text and adds an ellipsis (&#8230;) to maintain a clean design. Helpful for displaying long paragraphs in a limited space.<\/p>\n<p>You can integrate this code into your project to generate blog post summaries or product short descriptions with an ellipsis effect. 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