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JavaScript

var projects = {
    description: 'blablabla description bla bla bla more description'
};

var newText = document.createElement('p');
var newContent = document.createTextNode(projects.description);

if (newContent.nodeValue.length > 40)
    newContent.nodeValue = newContent.nodeValue.substring(0, 37) + '...';
    
newText.appendChild(newContent);
document.body.appendChild(newText);