diff --git a/src/Main.elm b/src/Main.elm
index d0bbdeb..a34de7b 100644
--- a/src/Main.elm
+++ b/src/Main.elm
@@ -638,13 +638,6 @@ viewNavLink activeId now { id, node, updated } =
 
                 -- it's always text!
                 , Text.text
-                , Css.Global.descendants
-                    [ Css.Global.everything
-                        [ Css.textOverflow Css.ellipsis
-                        , Css.overflow Css.hidden
-                        , Css.whiteSpace Css.noWrap
-                        ]
-                    ]
 
                 -- content layout
                 , Css.property "display" "grid"
@@ -681,6 +674,11 @@ viewNavLink activeId now { id, node, updated } =
                 [ css
                     [ Css.property "grid-area" "title"
                     , Css.textAlign Css.left
+                    , Css.height (Css.calc Text.textLineHeight Css.plus Text.textLineHeight)
+                    , Css.property "display" "-webkit-box"
+                    , Css.property "-webkit-line-clamp" "2"
+                    , Css.property "-webkit-box-orient" "vertical"
+                    , Css.overflow Css.hidden
                     ]
                 ]
                 (Node.content node)
diff --git a/src/Widgets/Text.elm b/src/Widgets/Text.elm
index b7d646b..cd4b10b 100644
--- a/src/Widgets/Text.elm
+++ b/src/Widgets/Text.elm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module Widgets.Text exposing (h1, text)
+module Widgets.Text exposing (h1, text, textLineHeight)
 
 import Css exposing (Style)
 import Widgets.Colors as Colors
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ text : Style
 text =
     Css.batch
         [ Css.fontSize (Css.px 18)
-        , Css.lineHeight (Css.px 27)
+        , Css.lineHeight textLineHeight
         , Css.color (Colors.toCss Colors.blackDark)
         , Css.fontFamilies [ Css.fontFace "San Francisco", Css.fontFace "Arial", Css.sansSerif.value ]
         ]
 
 
+textLineHeight : Css.Px
+textLineHeight =
+    Css.px 27
+
+
 h1 : Style
 h1 =
     Css.batch