Text Truncator

Text Truncator shortens text to a specified character count or word count limit while preserving readability by optionally truncating at clean word boundaries rather than cutting words mid-syllable. It supports custom suffix strings such as an ellipsis, "[read more]", or any indicator appended to the truncated output. The tool correctly handles multi-byte Unicode characters by counting grapheme clusters rather than raw code units, ensuring accurate truncation for languages like Chinese and Japanese and for emoji-rich content. It is useful both for quick one-off text truncation and for verifying truncation logic before implementing it in application code.

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How to Use

Paste your text into the input field and set the maximum length using either character count mode or word count mode from the selector. Enter the suffix string you want appended to the truncated output such as three dots or a custom indicator. Enable the word boundary option to ensure the output never ends mid-word. Click Truncate to see the shortened text along with the original and truncated lengths displayed for comparison. Copy the output for use in preview snippets, meta description fields, or UI labels with character limits.

Common Use Cases

• •Generating fixed-length blog post excerpt previews for article listing pages and RSS feed description fields
• •Shortening product descriptions to a maximum character count for mobile-optimized product listing and search result pages
• •Trimming meta description text to the recommended 150-160 character limit for optimal search engine results page snippet display
• •Creating social media preview text by truncating article headlines and copy to platform-specific character limits
• •Testing truncation edge cases involving multi-byte Unicode characters and word-boundary detection before coding them into application logic

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