Ellipsis

ellipsis.js

(function ellipsis(str, charLimit) {
  var result = [];
  var letters = 0;
  str.split(' ').forEach(function(word, index) {
    if (letters < charLimit) {result.push(word)}
    letters += word.length;
  });
  console.log(result.join(' ') + ' ...');
})("Hero congressman calls out conservatives on racist abortion restrictions", 40);

((str, charLimit) =>
  str.length > charLimit
  ? str.split(' ').reduce((seq, word) =>
      seq + (seq.length < charLimit ? `${word} ` : ''), ''
    ) + '…'
  : str
)("Hero congressman calls out conservatives on racist abortion restrictions", 40);