Poor man's multiline ellipsis component for React.JS https://xiaody.github.io/react-lines-ellipsis/

To install the stable version:

npm install --save react-lines-ellipsis

import LinesEllipsis from 'react-lines-ellipsis'

<LinesEllipsis
  text='long long text'
  maxLine='3'
  ellipsis='...'
  trimRight
  basedOn='letters'
/>

The text you want to clamp.

Max count of lines allowed. Default 1.

Text content of the ellipsis. Default ….

Trim right the clamped text to avoid putting the ellipsis on an empty line. Default true.

Split by letters or words. By default it uses a guess based on your text.

The tagName of the rendered node. Default div.

Is the text content clamped.

• not clamps text on the server side or with JavaScript disabled
• only accepts plain text by default. Use lib/html.js for experimental rich html support
• can be fooled by some special styles: ::first-letter, ligatures, etc.
• requires modern browsers env

Instead of props.text, use props.unsafeHTML to pass your content.

Also, props.ellipsis here only supports plain text, use props.ellipsisHTML is to fully customize the ellipsis style.

props.trimRight is not supported by HTMLEllipsis.

import HTMLEllipsis from 'react-lines-ellipsis/lib/html'

<HTMLEllipsis
  unsafeHTML='simple html content'
  maxLine='5'
  ellipsis='...'
  basedOn='letters'
/>

import LinesEllipsis from 'react-lines-ellipsis'
import responsiveHOC from 'react-lines-ellipsis/lib/responsiveHOC'

const ResponsiveEllipsis = responsiveHOC()(LinesEllipsis)
// then just use ResponsiveEllipsis

This is a non-standardized css-based solution for some webkit-based browsers. It may have better render performance but also can be fragile. Be sure to test your use case if you use it. See https://css-tricks.com/line-clampin/#article-header-id-0 for some introduction.

import LinesEllipsisLoose from 'react-lines-ellipsis/lib/loose'

<LinesEllipsisLoose
  text='long long text'
  maxLine='2'
  lineHeight='16'
/>