About the Truncate Text Lines Tool
The Truncate Text Lines Tool helps you quickly shorten every line of a block of text down to a maximum length — particularly useful for creating previews, fitting text into fixed-width columns, and cleaning up overly long lines in logs or lists.
Rather than truncating the whole block of text as one long string, this tool works line by line — so a long list keeps its structure while each individual line is cut down to size. Any line that gets shortened has "..." appended, making it immediately clear which lines were cut and which were left as-is.
How to Use This Tool
Paste your text
Enter or paste the multi-line text you want to shorten.
Set a max length and truncate
Choose a maximum line length, then click "Truncate Text Lines" to shorten each line.
Copy the result
Use the "Copy" button to save the truncated text.
Common Use Cases
Creating Preview Snippets: Shorten each line of a long list into a fixed-length preview for a UI or report.
Fitting Text Into a Fixed-Width Column: Truncate long lines so they fit within a table column or fixed-width display.
Cleaning Up Log Output: Trim overly long log lines down to a manageable length for quick scanning.
Preparing Data for a Character-Limited Field: Shorten each line of a list before importing it into a field with a length restriction.
Why Use This Tool
Fast & Efficient
Quickly truncates every line of any text input to your chosen length.
Customizable Length
Set your own maximum line length to fit your specific use case.
Clear Truncation Marker
Truncated lines are marked with "..." so it's obvious where content was cut.