Text Truncator Text
Cut text to a character or word limit without chopping a word in half.
Text Truncator is a free online tool that cut text to a character or word limit without chopping a word in half. It runs entirely in your web browser using plain JavaScript, so files are processed on your own device and never uploaded to a server. There is no sign-up, no file size limit imposed by the site, no watermark and no paid tier.
- Price
- Free: no account, no quota, no watermark
- Category
- Text
- Where it runs
- In your browser, on your device
- Files uploaded
- None
- Technology
- plain JavaScript
- Settings
- 5
- Works offline
- Yes, after the first visit
About Text Truncator
The limits worth knowing are specific. A meta description is cut at roughly 155–160 characters on desktop and less on mobile. A title tag is measured in pixels rather than characters (about 580), which works out near 60 characters for typical text but fewer if it is full of wide letters. Cutting mid-word is the mistake: it reads as broken rather than deliberately shortened, so truncation always falls back to the previous word boundary here.
How to use it
- Paste the text you want to run through text truncator.
- Set limit by, limit and append when truncated and the remaining options.
The 5 settings
| Setting | What it does | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Limit by | Choose from 3: Characters, Words, Sentences. | Characters |
| Limit | Range 1–5000. | 155 |
| Append when truncated | Free text. | … |
| Truncate each line separately | On or off. Off by default. | Off |
| Never cut a word in half | On or off. On by default. | On |
Under the hood
| Runs on | plain JavaScript: runs the whole thing |
| Controls | Limit by, Limit, Append when truncated, Truncate each line separately, Never cut a word in half |
Questions
Does the ellipsis count toward the limit?
Yes. The cut reserves room for whatever suffix you set, so the total output respects the number you gave. A tool that appends after truncating quietly overshoots by one to three characters, which matters when the limit is a hard one.
What limit should I use for a meta description?
155 is the usual advice for desktop. Bear in mind search engines rewrite descriptions most of the time anyway, and the front-loaded first 120 characters do the work regardless of where the cut lands.
Why truncate by sentences?
Because an excerpt that ends mid-thought reads badly however cleanly it was cut. Taking the first two sentences gives a summary that stands on its own, which is what a preview or a card needs.