Cut Text Online

What is an Online Text Cutter Tool?

If you’ve ever needed to shorten a long piece of text to fit a character limit, extract specific lines from a document, or trim extra content from the start/end of a text, an online text cutter is exactly what you need. This tool lets you crop text with precision—no more guessing or deleting characters one by one. Unlike basic text editors, it gives you full control over how and where you cut your text, with options to add ellipsis for readability, preserve the cut content for later use, and choose between cutting by characters, lines, or a custom range.

Whether you’re dealing with social media captions (think Twitter/X’s character limits), email subject lines, SEO meta descriptions, or just cleaning up a long document, this tool works entirely in your browser—no software to download, no account required, and your text never leaves your device (so sensitive content stays private).

• Cut text by character count (perfect for meeting platform limits)
• Trim text by line number (great for extracting specific sections of a document)
• Define custom start/end positions for precise text extraction
• Add ellipsis at the cut point to indicate truncated content
• Preserve the cut content to review or reuse later
• Works with all types of text: plain text, code, lists, and more

How to Use the Online Text Cutter (Step-by-Step)

1. Paste your text into the input box. You can type directly, copy from a Word document, spreadsheet, website, or any other source—there’s no limit to the amount of text you can paste (though very long texts may process a little slower in your browser).
2. Choose your cut type from the dropdown menu:
   • By Characters: Ideal for meeting strict character limits (e.g., 150 characters for Instagram captions, 60 for SEO titles, 160 for SMS messages). Just enter the number of characters you want to keep.
   • By Lines: Great for extracting specific sections (e.g., keep the first 10 lines of a log file, or the last 5 lines of a list). Enter the number of lines you want to retain.
   • Custom Range: For precise control—enter a start and end position (e.g., keep text from character 20 to 100, or lines 5 to 15) to extract exactly what you need.
3. Select the cut position:
   • Keep Start, Cut from End: Trims content from the end (most common for shortening text to fit limits).
   • Keep End, Cut from Start: Removes content from the beginning (useful for extracting the last part of a text, like the conclusion of an article).
4. Adjust extra options:
   • Add Ellipsis: Check this box to add "..." at the cut point (e.g., "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..." instead of just cutting off mid-sentence). This makes truncated text look cleaner and more professional.
   • Show Cut Content Separately: Check this to see the part of the text you removed—handy if you want to review what you cut or reuse it later.
5. Click "Cut Text" to process your text. The trimmed result will appear in the output box instantly.
6. Use the result tools: Copy the cut text to your clipboard with "Copy Result", download it as a .txt file with "Download .txt", or load an example to test how the tool works.

Pro tip: The preview box shows exactly what your cut text will look like, so you can adjust the character/line count before finalizing—no need to guess if you’ve got the right length!

Practical Uses for the Text Cutter Tool

Text cutting might seem like a simple task, but it’s a huge time-saver for anyone who works with text regularly. Here are the most common (and useful) ways people use this tool:

For Social Media Managers & Content Creators

• Shorten captions to fit platform limits (Twitter/X: 280 characters, Instagram: 2200 for captions, TikTok: 150 for descriptions).
• Trim long quotes or testimonials to make them snappier for social posts.
• Crop product descriptions to fit in ad copy character limits (e.g., Facebook Ads: 125 characters for headline, 90 for description).
• Extract key points from long articles to create teaser text for social media.

For SEO & Digital Marketers

• Trim meta titles to 60 characters (the optimal length for Google search results) and meta descriptions to 160 characters.
• Crop long keyword lists to fit into PPC ad groups or SEO tools.
• Extract short snippets from blog posts for schema markup (e.g., article excerpts).
• Shorten URL anchor text to keep it concise and relevant for link building.

For Programmers & Developers

• Trim log files to extract specific lines (e.g., keep only error messages from a 1000-line log).
• Crop long strings in code to fit within variable limits or API requirements.
• Extract specific sections of JSON/XML data by line number or character range.
• Shorten comments in code to keep them concise (without losing context).

For Office Workers & Administrators

• Trim long email subject lines to avoid being cut off in email clients (most clients show only 40-50 characters).
• Extract specific lines from reports (e.g., keep only the summary section of a long sales report).
• Crop long addresses or contact information to fit into form fields with character limits.
• Shorten meeting notes to share key takeaways (instead of sending the full transcript).

For Students & Researchers

• Trim long quotes to fit within essay word limits (while keeping the key information).
• Extract specific lines from research papers or academic articles for annotations.
• Crop bibliographic entries to fit into citation formats (e.g., APA, MLA).
• Shorten answers to fit within online quiz/test character limits.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)