Text Truncator

Summary

Truncate text to a character or word limit, with a custom ellipsis and optional word-boundary awareness.

How it works

1. Paste or type your source text into the input box.
2. Choose whether to truncate by Characters or by Words.
3. Set the limit using the number input or the slider.
4. Optionally edit the ellipsis string (default: "...").
5. Toggle "Respect word boundaries" to avoid cutting inside a word.
6. The truncated result updates instantly as you type.
7. Click "Copy Result" to copy the shortened text to your clipboard.

Use cases

• Shorten social media bios and captions to platform character limits.
• Trim database text fields to a preview length before storing.
• Create card excerpts from long article bodies.
• Test how truncated copy looks before hard-coding it in a UI.
• Reduce long filenames or slugs to a manageable length.
• Clip user-generated content for safe display in confined layouts.

Frequently Asked Questions