Text Truncate: Shorten Text with Custom Ellipsis

Many platforms and UI elements have character limits. A tweet is 280 characters, a meta description is ~160, and a title tag is ~60. Our text truncation tool lets you preview exactly how your text will look at any length, with smart word-boundary breaking and customizable suffixes.

How Truncation Works

By Characters

Cuts the text at a specific character count and appends a suffix (default: ”…”):

Input:  "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
Limit:  20 characters
Output: "The quick brown..."

The suffix length is accounted for — if your limit is 20 and the suffix is ”…” (3 characters), the text portion is cut at 17 characters.

By Words

Keeps complete words up to the specified count:

Input:  "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
Limit:  5 words
Output: "The quick brown fox jumps..."

Word Boundary Breaking

When truncating by characters, enabling “Break at word boundary” prevents words from being cut in the middle:

Without word boundary: "The quick br..."  (cuts mid-word)
With word boundary:    "The quick..."     (breaks at last space)

Common Length Limits

Context	Limit	Notes
Title tag	50-60 chars	Google truncates at ~60
Meta description	155-160 chars	Google truncates at ~160
Tweet	280 chars	X/Twitter limit
Instagram bio	150 chars
Facebook post preview	~477 chars	Before “See more”
Slack message preview	~300 chars	In notification
Push notification	~60-90 chars	Varies by device

How to Use Our Text Truncate Tool

1. Paste your text in the input area
2. Set max length (characters or words)
3. Choose truncation mode: characters or words
4. Customize the suffix (default ”…”, or use "" for no suffix)
5. Toggle word boundary breaking
6. Check the quick preview boxes for common lengths (tweet, meta description, title tag)

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Try our free Text Truncate tool to shorten text to any length instantly.