---
title: "Excerpt"
description: "Displays the excerpt of the current post or page."
canonical: "https://academy.bricksbuilder.io/builder/elements/single/excerpt/"
markdownUrl: "https://academy.bricksbuilder.io/builder/elements/single/excerpt.md"
pageType: "article"
section: "builder"
category: "elements"
lastmod: "2026-05-21T13:58:32.000Z"
---
Displays the excerpt of the current post or page.

## Settings

- **Excerpt length** (number) - Number of words to display. Default: 15.
- **More text** (text) - Text to append when excerpt is truncated. Default: "...".
- **Keep formatting** (checkbox) - Preserve HTML formatting in the excerpt.

:::tip[Developer reference]
See the [Excerpt Schema](/developer/schema/elements/post-excerpt/) for the full JSON schema of this element's settings and controls.
:::