Text Truncator
Truncate your text to N characters or words while keeping complete sentences. Add a custom suffix.
Everything about the text truncator
Why truncate your text?
Digital platforms enforce strict limits: Twitter/X allows 280 characters, SEO meta descriptions are cut beyond 155–160 characters, newsletter previews rarely exceed 200 words. Manually trimming text to fit these limits while preserving meaning is a delicate exercise.
The tool lets you truncate by characters or words, with the option to keep complete sentences to avoid abrupt cuts. The truncation suffix ('...', '[read more]', etc.) is fully customizable.
Processing is 100% local. Your text never leaves your browser — no data is sent to any server.
Use cases
- Social media managers
- Shorten a press release for Twitter/X (280 characters) or an Instagram caption (2,200 characters) while keeping the main message.
- SEO specialists
- Trim meta descriptions to 155–160 characters max to prevent truncation by Google in search results.
- Front-end developers
- Test truncated text rendering for UI components: product cards, article previews, push notifications (often limited to 100–120 characters).
- Newsletter editors
- Create 50–100 word article excerpts for newsletter summaries, with a custom 'Read more' suffix.
How does the truncator work?
Paste your text, choose the mode (by characters or words), and set the limit. The preview updates in real time as you adjust parameters.
Enable 'Keep complete sentences' to make the tool find the last sentence ending (. ! ? …) before the limit, avoiding cuts mid-thought. Without this option, the tool still avoids splitting words.
The suffix (default '...') is appended to the truncated text. You can customize it or leave it empty. Stats show the character or word count before/after and the percentage retained.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Are words cut in the middle?
- No. In character mode, the tool looks for the last space before the limit to cut between words. In word mode, the cut naturally falls at the boundary of the last word within the limit.
- How does the 'Keep complete sentences' option work?
- The tool finds the last sentence-ending punctuation (. ! ? …) before the limit and truncates there. If no sentence ending is found, it falls back to standard behavior (cut at the last space).
- Can I use a custom suffix?
- Yes, the suffix field accepts any text: '...', '→', '[read more]', or leave it empty for no suffix. The suffix length is factored into the limit calculation.
- Is my text sent to a server?
- No. Truncation runs entirely in your browser via JavaScript. No data is transmitted, stored, or logged.