# $field->excerpt()

Creates an excerpt of the field value without html or any other formatting.

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- Source: <https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/tree/5.5.3/config/methods.php#L377>

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```php
$field->excerpt(int $chars = 0, bool $strip = true, string $rep = ' …'): Kirby\Content\Field
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Default | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
| `$chars` | `int` | – | – |
| `$strip` | `bool` | `true` | – |
| `$rep` | `string` | `' …'` | – |

## Return type

`Kirby\Content\Field`

This method modifies the existing `$field` object it is applied to and returns it again.