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.