Limit number of characters with Django Template filter

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I am trying to output the first 255 characters of a description on a list of items and am looking for a method to get that.

Example: I have a variable that contains 300 or so characters.

I call that variable like this, {{ my_variable|characterlimit:255 }}

and it would return only the first 255 characters of that variable.

If this tag doesn't exist, I will simply create it (and suggest that it goes into django), but I wanted to make sure it didn't before I took the time to do that. Thanks!

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6 Answers

Using a templatefilter for truncating your text isn't really suitable for a responsive design. Therefore you could also use css to truncate your text that is responsive. I know the OP asked to do this with a django templatefilter.

You can achieve a responsive truncated text using this:

.class {
    width: 100%;
    white-space: nowrap;
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
}
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