<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css"> <script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script> <script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script> <!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ----------> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div id="dash"> <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin nisi ligula, dapibus a volutpat sit amet, mattis et dui. Nunc porttitor accumsan orci id luctus. Phasellus ipsum metus, tincidunt non rhoncus id, dictum a lectus. Nam sed ipsum a urna acquam.</p> </div> </div> </div>

#dash { width: 400px; height: 60px; overflow: hidden; } #dash p { padding: 10px; margin: 0; }

var p = $('#dash p'); var ks = $('#dash').height(); while ($(p).outerHeight() > ks) { $(p).text(function(index, text) { return text.replace(/\W*\s(\S)*$/, '...'); }); }