First Characters from a String Tool - Keep First Characters Of Each Line

How to Use

1. Enter or paste your text in the input area
2. Set your keep options:
   • Specify how many characters to keep
   • Choose whether to preserve empty lines
   • Enable skipping of short lines if needed
   • Configure space trimming preferences
   • Add ellipsis for visual indication
3. Click "Keep Characters" to process your text
4. Use "Copy to Clipboard" to save the result

Common Uses

• Data Extraction - Extract prefixes from data
• Code Analysis - Keep first part of each line
• Text Processing - Create abbreviated content
• List Formatting - Keep identifiers or codes
• Log Processing - Extract timestamps or prefixes

Options Explained

• Character Count - Number of characters to keep from line start
• Preserve Empty Lines - Keep blank lines in the output
• Skip Short Lines - Don't modify lines shorter than keep count
• Trim Spaces - Remove extra spaces after keeping characters
• Add Ellipsis - Show that text continues after kept portion

Tips and Tricks

• Use line count to verify all lines are processed
• Enable skip short lines to protect important content
• Combine with other text tools for complex formatting
• Use preserve empty lines for maintaining text structure
• Add ellipsis for better readability