Line Clamp

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Basic usage

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Truncating multi-line text

Use the line-clamp-* utilities to truncate a block of text after a specific number of lines.

Boost your conversion rate

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<article>
  <time>Mar 10, 2020</time>
  <h2>Boost your conversion rate</h2>
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    Lindsay Walton
  </div>
</article>

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Undoing line clamping

Use line-clamp-none to undo a previously applied line clamp utility.

<p class="line-clamp-3 lg:line-clamp-none">
  <!-- ... -->
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Applying conditionally
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Hover, focus, and other states
Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:line-clamp-4 to only apply the line-clamp-4 utility on hover.
<p class="line-clamp-3 hover:line-clamp-4">
  <!-- ... -->
For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.
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Breakpoints and media queries
You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:line-clamp-4 to apply the line-clamp-4 utility at only medium screen sizes and above.
<p class="line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-4">
  <!-- ... -->
To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.
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Using custom values
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Customizing your theme
By default, Tailwind provides the six line-clamp utilities. You can customize these values by editing theme.lineClamp or theme.extend.lineClamp in your tailwind.config.js file.
tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      lineClamp: {
        7: '7',