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Extract First Characters from Text

Number of characters to extract:

How to Use This Tool

  1. Enter Your Text
    • Paste or type any text in the input box
    • Works with single lines or multiple lines of text
  2. Choose Extraction Method
    • Each line: Extract from every line separately
    • Whole text: Extract from the entire text as one
    • Include spaces: Count spaces as characters when checked
  3. Specify Character Count
    • Enter how many characters to extract from each source
    • Minimum 1, maximum 100 characters
  4. Get Your Result
    • Copy extracted text with one click
    • Download as .txt file for larger results

Practical Examples

Extracting Initials from Names

Original text:

John Michael Smith
Sarah Jessica Parker
Robert Downey Junior

Extracting 1 character from each line:

J
S
R

Creating Abbreviations

Phrases:

Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Internet of Things

Extracting 2 characters from each line:

Ar
Ma
In