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Text Truncator

Shorten text to a character, word or sentence limit without cutting words in half.

Truncating text means cutting it to a limit without leaving a half-word dangling. Choose a character, word or sentence limit, decide whether to respect word boundaries, and set what gets appended — the suffix is only added when the text was genuinely shortened.

Runs in your browser
Privacy
Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
Cost
Free, unlimited, no sign-up

Frequently asked questions

How long should a meta description be?

Around 150 to 160 characters, though Google truncates by pixel width rather than count. Beyond that the text is cut with an ellipsis, so the important part must come first regardless of the limit you target.

How to use the text truncator

  1. 1Enter or paste your text.
  2. 2Choose the limit by.
  3. 3Set the limit.
  4. 4Enter or paste your append.
  5. 5Turn "Never cut a word in half" on or off as needed.
  6. 6Turn "Truncate each line separately" on or off as needed.
  7. 7The result appears immediately — copy or download it.

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