truncatechars Filter

Argument: n (required) – number of characters to truncate to.

Truncates a value to n characters and appends an ellipsis (…).

blurb_text = 'You are pretty smart!'

{{ blurb_text|truncatechars:15 }}

You are pretty…

You should not use the truncatechars filter on HTML pages. Use truncatechars_html instead.

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This page last updated on Oct. 30, 2022, 1:21 p.m. EST