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Quick reference

Class
Properties
line-clamp-1overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 1;
line-clamp-2overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
line-clamp-3overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
line-clamp-4overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 4;
line-clamp-5overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 5;
line-clamp-6overflow: hidden; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 6;
line-clamp-noneoverflow: visible; display: block; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; -webkit-line-clamp: none;

Basic usage

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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  <div>
    <img src="..." />
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  </div>
</article>

Undoing line clamping

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

<p class="line-clamp-3 lg:line-clamp-none">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

Applying conditionally

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">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

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">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.

Using custom values

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',
      },
    }
  }
}

Learn more about customizing the default theme in the theme customization documentation.

Arbitrary values

If you need to use a one-off line-clamp value that doesn’t make sense to include in your theme, use square brackets to generate a property on the fly using any arbitrary value.

<p class="line-clamp-[7]">
  <!-- ... -->
</p>

Learn more about arbitrary value support in the arbitrary values documentation.