diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/rendering/truncateFirstLine.js b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/rendering/truncateFirstLine.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9070911625
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/rendering/truncateFirstLine.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module.exports = function() {
+  return {
+    name: 'truncateFirstLine',
+    process: function(str) {
+      const parts = str && str.split && str.split(/\r?\n/);
+      if (parts && parts.length > 1) {
+        return parts[0] + '...';
+      } else {
+        return str;
+      }
+    }
+  };
+};
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diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/rendering/truncateFirstLine.spec.js b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/rendering/truncateFirstLine.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2ad68554f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/angular-base-package/rendering/truncateFirstLine.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+var factory = require('./truncateFirstLine');
+
+describe('truncateFirstLine filter', function() {
+  var filter;
+
+  beforeEach(function() { filter = factory(); });
+
+  it('should be called "truncateFirstLine"',
+     function() { expect(filter.name).toEqual('truncateFirstLine'); });
+
+  it('should return the whole string if only one line', function() {
+    expect(filter.process('this is a pretty long string that only exists on one line'))
+      .toEqual('this is a pretty long string that only exists on one line');
+  });
+
+  it('should return the first line and an ellipsis if there is more than one line', function() {
+    expect(filter.process('some text\n  \nmore text\n  \n')).toEqual('some text...');
+  });
+});
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diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/class-overview.html b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/class-overview.html
index 08f50418bd..24b14d468d 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/class-overview.html
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/class-overview.html
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
   <code-example language="ts" hideCopy="true">
   {$ doc.docType $} {$ doc.name $}{$ doc.typeParams | escape $}{$ memberHelper.renderHeritage(doc) $} {
   {%- if doc.statics.length %}{% for member in doc.statics %}{% if not member.internal %}
-    <a class="code-anchor" href="#{$ member.anchor $}">{$ memberHelper.renderMember(member) $}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
+    <a class="code-anchor" href="#{$ member.anchor $}">{$ memberHelper.renderMember(member, true) $}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
   {%- if doc.members.length %}{% for member in doc.members %}{% if not member.internal %}
-    <a class="code-anchor" href="#{$ member.anchor $}">{$ memberHelper.renderMember(member) $}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
+    <a class="code-anchor" href="#{$ member.anchor $}">{$ memberHelper.renderMember(member, true) $}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
   }
   </code-example>
 </section>
diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/interface-overview.html b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/interface-overview.html
index 1652d37fba..8b3199b7ac 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/interface-overview.html
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/includes/interface-overview.html
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <h2>Interface Overview</h2>
   <code-example language="ts" hideCopy="true">
   interface {$ doc.name $}{$ doc.typeParams | escape $}{$ memberHelper.renderHeritage(doc) $} { {% if doc.members.length %}{% for member in doc.members %}{% if not member.internal %}
-    <a class="code-anchor" href="#{$ member.anchor $}">{$ memberHelper.renderMember(member) $}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
+    <a class="code-anchor" href="#{$ member.anchor $}">{$ memberHelper.renderMember(member, true) $}</a>{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
   }
   </code-example>
 </section>
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diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/memberHelpers.html b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/memberHelpers.html
index d180bc1ec3..5fcb26752a 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/memberHelpers.html
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/memberHelpers.html
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
   {% endfor %}{% endif %}
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
-{%- macro renderMember(member) -%}
+{%- macro renderMember(member, truncate) -%}
     {%- if member.accessibility !== 'public' %}{$ member.accessibility $} {% endif -%}
     {%- if member.isGetAccessor %}get {% endif -%}
     {%- if member.isSetAccessor %}set {% endif -%}
     {%- if member.isStatic  %}static {% endif -%}
-    {$ member.name $}{$ member.typeParameters | escape $}{$ params.paramList(member.parameters) | trim $}
+    {$ member.name $}{$ member.typeParameters | escape $}{$ params.paramList(member.parameters, truncate) | trim $}
     {%- if member.isOptional  %}?{% endif -%}
-    {$ params.returnType(member.type) $}
+    {$ params.returnType(member.type) | trim | truncateFirstLine $}
 {%- endmacro -%}
 
 {%- macro renderMemberDetail(member, cssClass) -%}
diff --git a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/paramList.html b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/paramList.html
index f04063a824..d063dc2a91 100644
--- a/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/paramList.html
+++ b/aio/tools/transforms/templates/api/lib/paramList.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{% macro paramList(params) -%}
+{% macro paramList(params, truncate) -%}
   {%- if params -%}
     ({%- for param in params -%}
-      {$ param | escape $}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}
+      {% if truncate %}{$ param | escape | truncateFirstLine $}{% else %}{$ param | escape $}{% endif %}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}
     {%- endfor %})
   {%- endif %}
 {%- endmacro -%}