Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break character.

const wordWrap = (str, max, br = '\n') => str.replace(
 new RegExp(`(?![^\\n]{1,${max}}$)([^\\n]{1,${max}})\\s`, 'g'), '$1' + br
);

wordWrap(
 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce tempus.',
 32
);
// 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\nconsectetur adipiscing elit.\nFusce tempus.'
wordWrap(
 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce tempus.',
 32,
 '\r\n'
);
// 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,\r\nconsectetur adipiscing elit.\r\nFusce tempus.'

Wraps a string to a given number of characters using a string break character.
<ul>
<li>Use <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/replace" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><code class="notranslate">String.prototype.replace()</code></a> and a regular expression to insert a given break character at the nearest whitespace of <code class="notranslate">max</code> characters.</li>
<li>Omit the third argument, <code class="notranslate">br</code>, to use the default value of <code class="notranslate">&#39;\n&#39;</code>.</li>
</ul>

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