Dot dot after txt limit

[Ponick]

any one help me to create something like this?

$txt="agmgagmgdptgmgagmgagm.Tgagmga.Mgwpagmgapjgmg a.Dgmjgmgtpag.Agm.Agm";


if $txt character >10

then i wanna show 1st 10 txt character . .

Please help me

[WereWolveZ]

slice message mate?

$sql = "".htmlspecialchars((strlen($item[5])<11?$item[5]:substr($item[5], 0, 11)));
$pmmsg2 = getbbcode($sql,$sid, 0);

[GumSlone]

$txt="agmgagmgdptgmgagmgagm.Tgagmga.Mgwpagmgapjgmg a.Dgmjgmgtpag.Agm.Agm";

if(strlen($text)>10) $text = substr($text, 0, 10).' ...';

echo $text; 

[Ponick]

thank you gumslone and WereWolveZ

[djdevil89]

ok i had sumething like that before now im stuck lol i want to finish the last word before it cuts and adds the ... any ideas?