Word Trimmer: Shorten Text by Word Count, Characters, or Lines
Shorten your text instantly. Trim content by specific word count, characters, or lines.
The Ultimate Online Word Trimmer for Content Constraints
The Word Trimmer is your go-to text shortening tool designed for precision. This free word trimmer instantly helps you shorten text by word count, characters, or lines to meet strict limits for platforms like SMS, email previews, or blog post excerpts. By automating the process of cutting content, the tool ensures you save time while retaining the maximum amount of relevant information.
Whether you need a 160-character SMS message trimmer or a 50-word summary, our tool handles the content shortening with ease, offering the option to add an ellipsis (...) to indicate truncation. This tool is client-side, meaning your text is never uploaded to our servers, ensuring your documents remain private and secure. For text analysis before you shorten, use our companion Word Counter.
Quick Guide: Shorten Text by Word Count or Characters
- Input: Paste your text or upload a .txt file using the upload button.
- Select Mode: Choose to trim by Words (for general content), Characters (for technical limits), or Lines (for code/lists).
- Set Limit: Enter the maximum number allowed (e.g., 100 for characters).
- Copy: The result updates instantly. Click "Copy Result" to use the shortened text.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our free Word Trimmer tool performs a precision cut based on your selected limit. It can shorten text by counting a specific number of words, characters, or lines. When trimming by words, it uses whitespace as the separator to ensure a clean cut for professional content excerpts.
Trimming by Characters counts every letter, space, and punctuation mark, which is crucial for meeting strict limits like those for SMS (160 characters) or SEO meta descriptions. Trimming by Words is used for creative writing or summarization where a specific word count (e.g., 50 words) is required for an excerpt.
Yes, absolutely. The Word Trimmer is a client-side utility. All text processing—from counting to trimming—occurs locally within your web browser. Your text is never uploaded to our servers, guaranteeing complete privacy and security for your sensitive documents.