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Writing within a limit

Practical steps for trimming a caption, bio or title to fit a character limit without losing the point, with before and after examples.

Limits force you to say what matters. Most texts can lose a quarter of their words and read better. A short routine helps.

Five cuts that rarely hurt

  1. Greetings and fillers. "Hello everyone, I just wanted to say that" can go.
  2. Double words. "Very, very good" becomes "excellent".
  3. Long phrases for short ones. "In order to" becomes "to".
  4. Explaining what the picture shows. Let the image speak.
  5. Extra punctuation and emoji.

Before and after

BeforeAfter
Hello friends, we are very happy to announce that our shop will be opening on MondayOur shop opens on Monday
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Check with the counter

Paste your text into the counter, choose the limit and trim until it fits. Then read it once more aloud.

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