Truncate Text

Free

Shorten text by characters, words, sentences, or lines with customizable options.

How to Use

  1. Paste your text into the input box
  2. Choose how to truncate (characters, words, sentences, or lines)
  3. Set your limit and truncation position
  4. Customize the suffix (e.g., "..." or "[more]")
  5. Copy the truncated result

Truncation Modes

  • Characters: Limit text to a specific number of characters. Enable "Preserve whole words" to avoid cutting words in half.
  • Words: Keep only the first N words of your text.
  • Sentences: Keep only the first N sentences.
  • Lines: Keep only the first N lines of text.

Position Options

  • From End: Keeps the beginning and removes from the end (most common).
  • From Start: Keeps the end and removes from the beginning.
  • From Middle: Keeps both ends and removes from the middle.

Common Use Cases

  • Create article excerpts
  • Generate meta descriptions
  • Limit social media post length
  • Create preview text
  • Shorten product descriptions
  • Fit text into limited space