.txt{font-size: 12px;color: #666666;width:170px;height:2.8em;line-height:1.4em;position:relative;overflow:hidden;} 
.txt::after{content:"...";font-weight:bold;position:absolute;bottom:0;right:0;padding:0 20px 1px 45px;background:url(http://css88.b0.upaiyun.com/css88/2014/09/ellipsis_bg.png) repeat-y;}

 方法二:

 .txt{
overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
}

 方法三:

display: -webkit-box;
-webkit-box-orient: vertical;
-webkit-line-clamp: 3;
overflow: hidden;

 方法四:

p{position: relative; line-height: 20px; max-height: 40px;overflow: hidden;}
p::after{content: "..."; position: absolute; bottom: 0; right: 0; padding-left: 40px;
background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, transparent, #fff 55%);
background: -o-linear-gradient(right, transparent, #fff 55%);
background: -moz-linear-gradient(right, transparent, #fff 55%);
background: linear-gradient(to right, transparent, #fff 55%);
}

方法五

$(document).ready(function(){
//限制字符个数
$(“.zxx_text_overflow”).each(function(){
var maxwidth=23;
if($(this).text().length>maxwidth){
$(this).text($(this).text().substring(0,maxwidth));
$(this).html($(this).html()+’…’);
}
});
});

  

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方法N:

http://www.css88.com/archives/5206