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Shorten Text With CSS

2-minute CSS Workshop

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About this Workshop

Ever wondered how to shorten text with an ellipsis (...)? It’s quite easy to do and only requires a few lines of CSS. Follow along as I take you through setting this up!

What you'll learn

  • Shorten text with CSS
  • CSS Mixins
  • SCSS

Teacher

  • Dustin Usey

    Dustin is a passionate developer, lifelong learner, and Technical Evangelist for Treehouse.

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