Text Truncator

Shorten text to a specified word or character limit. Ideal for meta descriptions, social media snippets, and preview text.

Input: 0 chars / 0 words Output: 0 chars / 0 words

Frequently Asked Questions

Google typically displays meta descriptions up to about 155–160 characters. Descriptions longer than this are truncated with "…" in search results. Aim for 120–158 characters to ensure important content isn't cut off. Use this tool with a 158-character limit to verify.

When enabled, the text is cut at the last complete word that fits within the limit, avoiding mid-word breaks. For example, at 20 characters, "The quick brown fox" would truncate to "The quick brown…" rather than "The quick brown f…". This produces more natural-looking snippets.

  • Meta description: ~155 characters
  • Twitter/X: 280 characters
  • LinkedIn post: 700 characters (before "see more")
  • Facebook post: 477 characters (before "see more")
  • Open Graph description: ~200 characters

How It Works

Paste & Configure

Paste your text and choose the truncation mode (characters or words), the limit, the ellipsis string, and whether to cut at a word boundary.

Live Preview

The truncated output and progress bar update in real time. The bar turns red when the input exceeds the limit, and shows how close you are.

Copy the Snippet

Copy the truncated text and paste directly into your meta description field, social media scheduler, or CMS excerpt box.

Common Use Cases

SEO Meta Descriptions

Trim meta descriptions to 155–160 characters to prevent Google from truncating them in search results. Use the word-boundary option for a clean cut.

Social Media Snippets

Shorten article summaries to fit Twitter's 280-character limit, LinkedIn's preview, or Facebook's post description before the "see more" cut-off.

Card & Tile Previews

Generate excerpt text for blog post cards, product listings, or news tickers that display a fixed number of words before a "Read more" link.

Email Subject Lines

Keep email subjects under 50 characters to avoid being cut off in mobile inboxes. The character-limit mode with word boundary gives clean results.

Database Column Limits

Pre-truncate strings to match a database column's VARCHAR limit before bulk inserting, preventing silent truncation or errors in your ORM.

Ad Copy Length

Google Ads headlines are limited to 30 characters; descriptions to 90. Use this tool to trim and verify copy before uploading to your ad account.

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