Calculator
What the Text Truncator does
Text Truncator: calculates Length and Output from Text, Limit and Limit is in. Example: limit 155, limit is in Characters and do not cut a word in half Yes gives length 155.
Supply Text, Limit, Limit is in and Do not cut a word in half and you get Length and Output back. Results refresh instantly, so trying variations costs nothing but a moment.
Consistent formatting is the difference between a draft and something publishable. That is usually what brings writers cleaning up a draft here.
Because it is all local, the tool is as fast as your device and as private as your own notes.
The rest of this page documents each field, the method, and a worked example built from the values the text truncator loads by default.
What do the Text Truncator fields mean?
The Text Truncator uses 5 inputs. A complete set of starting values is loaded for you, so nothing is required before the first result appears.
| Field | What to enter | Default |
|---|---|---|
| Text | paste or type any amount of text | Meta descriptions are cut at about 155 characters on desktop, tweets at 280, and product titles at 70, so knowing where the cut falls matters more than it seems. |
| Limit | accepts 1 to 100000 | 155 |
| Limit is in | choose from Characters or Words | Characters |
| Do not cut a word in half | choose from Yes or No | Yes |
| Append when truncated | optional | … |
How does the Text Truncator work?
Each output is derived from the inputs above in a single pass; there is no hidden state carried between runs, so the same inputs always give the same calculation.
Nothing is computed until the inputs pass their checks, so you will not get a confident answer built on a typo.
Worked example
These are the values the Text Truncator loads by default, and the result it produces from them. This walkthrough uses the starting values, which means you can follow along without typing anything.
| Text | Meta descriptions are cut at about 155 characters on desk… |
|---|---|
| Limit | 155 |
| Limit is in | Characters |
| Do not cut a word in half | Yes |
| Append when truncated | … |
| Length | 155 |
|---|---|
| Output | Meta descriptions are cut at about 155 characters on desktop, tweets at 280, and product titles at 70, so knowing… |
How to use it
- Paste your content into Text.
- Key in Limit (1 to 100000).
- Pick a value for Limit is in: the options are Characters or Words.
- Pick a value for Do not cut a word in half: the options are Yes or No.
- Enter Append when truncated.
- The tool reacts immediately rather than waiting for you to finish the form.
- The results panel then shows Length and Output.
- Share the link rather than a screenshot. It carries the values with it.
What this tool does not do
- Word and character definitions vary between tools: this one counts whitespace-separated tokens.
- Very large pastes are limited by your browser memory rather than a server quota.
- Nothing is saved between visits, so keep your own record of anything you need again.
- Read the field labels once before trusting the answer; they specify the expected unit.
Frequently asked questions
Just Text, Limit, Limit is in, Do not cut a word in half and Append when truncated. Each field is pre-filled with a sensible default, letting you treat it as a what-if tool rather than a data-entry form.
Limit accepts 1 to 100000. Values outside that range are rejected with a message naming the field, rather than producing something that looks valid but is not.
With the values loaded when the page opens, length comes out as 155. Change a value and the number is recomputed on the spot.
Nothing is stored. The page has no back end to send data to, and holds your input only in memory.
It is free to use, with no premium tier holding back the useful parts.
The output is deterministic. The same inputs always give the same answer, and the method is documented above so you can check it.