Truncate

World's simplest browser-based utility for truncating lists. Input your list and specify the maximum number of items to keep. Perfect for data processing, list management, or limiting content length.

List Truncation

This tool allows you to truncate a list to a specific number of items. You can choose to keep items from the beginning or the end of the list, and specify custom separators for splitting and joining. It's useful for limiting the size of lists, creating previews, or extracting specific portions of data.

Truncate Examples

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Keep first 3 items in a list

This example shows how to keep only the first 3 items in a comma-separated list.

Split Options

Split by Symbol

Split by Regular Expression

Separator to split the list

Separator to join the truncated list

Truncation Options

Number of items to keep

Keep items from the beginning

Keep items from the end

Keep last 2 items in a list

This example shows how to keep only the last 2 items in a comma-separated list.

Split Options

Split by Symbol

Split by Regular Expression

Separator to split the list

Separator to join the truncated list

Truncation Options

Number of items to keep

Keep items from the beginning

Keep items from the end

Truncate a list with custom separators

This example shows how to truncate a list with custom separators.

Split Options

Split by Symbol

Split by Regular Expression

Separator to split the list

Separator to join the truncated list

Truncation Options

Number of items to keep

Keep items from the beginning

Keep items from the end

Truncate

Keep first 3 items in a list

Keep last 2 items in a list

Truncate a list with custom separators

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