<div class="text-card">
  <h3>About Us</h3>
  <p class="text-content collapsed" id="textContent">
    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident.
  </p>
  <button id="toggleBtn" class="read-more-btn">Read More</button>
</div>

.text-card {
  font-family: system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol";
  background: #fff;
  padding: 30px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
  max-width: 400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
h3 {
  margin-top: 0;
  color: #1f2937;
}
.text-content {
  color: #4b5563;
  line-height: 1.6;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: max-height 0.3s ease;
}
.text-content.collapsed {
  max-height: 60px;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 3;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
.read-more-btn {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #2563eb;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 0;
  margin-top: 10px;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 0.9rem;
}
.read-more-btn:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

const content = document.getElementById("textContent");
const btn = document.getElementById("toggleBtn");

btn.addEventListener("click", () => {
  if (content.classList.contains("collapsed")) {
    content.classList.remove("collapsed");
    btn.innerText = "Read Less";
  } else {
    content.classList.add("collapsed");
    btn.innerText = "Read More";
  }
});

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