Answers for "laravel 5.5 skips "https:" strings from every where"

{{Str::limit laravel

{{Str::limit($category->name, 20)}}

if to end 
  
{{Str::limit($category->name, 20, $end='.......')}}
             
or
  
{{\Illuminate\Support\Str::limit($category->name, 20)}}

laravel helper

use Illuminate\Support\Str;

$length = Str::length('Laravel');

// 7