Text & Data
Truncate Text
Cut long copy to a character or word limit and append an ellipsis when needed. Useful for meta descriptions, previews, and UI excerpts without writing code.
Runs entirely in your browser. Your data never leaves this device.
- By characters or words
- Optional ellipsis
- Live preview
- Length stats
- Copy truncated text
Workspace
Client-side · No upload
How it works
- Paste your text.
- Choose character or word limit and ellipsis option.
- Copy the truncated excerpt.
Key features
- By characters or words
- Optional ellipsis
- Live preview
- Length stats
- Copy truncated text
FAQ
Words vs characters?
Word mode splits on whitespace; character mode counts all characters including spaces.
Ellipsis length?
When enabled, … is appended and counts toward the limit when possible.
Private?
Yes.
HTML tags?
This tool truncates raw text; strip HTML first if needed.
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