CSS - Text-overflow not working on large text

Question

So I have this: http://jsfiddle.net/yw9Dg/

    <style>

.texto {
width:400px;
position:relative;
height:100%;
overflow: hidden !important;
text-overflow: ellipsis !important;
-o-text-overflow: ellipsis !important;
white-space: nowrap !important;
display:block !important;
}
</style>

<div class="texto">
wsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdaswsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdasd asd asdas</div>

It's a large text, but the text-overflow is only working with the first line, and what I need is to make it add the "..." at the end of the text. I can't find anything on Google helping to find a work around to this problem, what am I missing there?

Umm...The fiddle you posted is working for me. What browser are you using? — Liftoff
– Liftoff, Commented Mar 30, 2014 at 5:04
Just tested on Opera and Firefox, and got the same result: wsdasdasdas asda sd as asdasda asdasd asda sdasdasd asdasdas... — user1096494
– user1096494, Commented Mar 30, 2014 at 5:09
@user2197736 What you're asking for isn't possible, see my answer. — SomeKittens
– SomeKittens, Commented Mar 30, 2014 at 5:10

SomeKittens · Accepted Answer · 2014-03-30 05:18:28Z

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From MDN's docs on text-overflow:

This property only affects content that is overflowing a block container element in its inline progression direction (not text overflowing at the bottom of a box, for example).

You can't add an ellipsis bottom of a box using text-overflow. It only works with inline text.

edited Mar 30, 2014 at 5:18

answered Mar 30, 2014 at 5:08

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user1096494 Over a year ago

No offense, but I couldn't get 35% of what you explained. What and how should I do then?

SomeKittens Over a year ago

What part didn't you understand?

user1096494 Over a year ago

"in its inline progression direction" And a part at the end. Nevermind, I got it now. So can I solve this if I use Javascript?

user1096494 Over a year ago

As I got no answer from the other person, his script is good but it's not what I needed, I believe your answer is more appropriated, so I'm marking it as the best one. Thx for the great support.

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