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Truncate Text

Truncate text to a specific character or word count with optional ellipsis. Free online text truncation tool for content previews.

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The text truncation tool shortens your text to a specified length, either by character count or word count. You can optionally add an ellipsis (...) at the end to indicate the text has been shortened.

This tool is commonly used for creating content previews, enforcing character limits for social media, shortening meta descriptions, generating text excerpts, and testing how content looks at different lengths.

All processing runs in your browser — your text is never transmitted to any server.

How to Use Truncate Text

  1. 1Paste your text into the input area.
  2. 2Set the character or word limit and choose the truncation mode.
  3. 3Optionally enable the ellipsis for truncated output.
  4. 4Click the Copy button to copy the truncated text.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between character and word truncation?▾
Character truncation cuts the text at an exact character position. Word truncation keeps complete words up to the limit, so you never cut a word in half. Word mode produces more readable results.
What does the ellipsis option do?▾
When enabled, '...' is appended to the end of truncated text to indicate there is more content. The ellipsis is not counted toward the character or word limit.
What if the text is shorter than the limit?▾
If the input text is already shorter than the specified limit, it is returned unchanged. No ellipsis is added when no truncation occurs.
Does the ellipsis count toward the character limit?▾
No. The ellipsis ('...') is appended after the truncated text and is not counted toward the character or word limit. This means your truncated content will always contain exactly the number of characters or words you specified, plus the ellipsis if enabled.