diff --git a/jquery-truncate-html/jquery-truncate-html-tests.ts b/jquery-truncate-html/jquery-truncate-html-tests.ts
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+/// <reference path="./jquery-truncate-html.d.ts" />
+
+
+function truncateHtmlString(): string {
+    return $.truncate('<p>Stuff and <i>Nonsense</i></p>', {
+        length: 13
+    });
+}
+
+function truncateVirtualElement (): JQuery {
+    return $('<p>Stuff and <i>Nonsense</i></p>').truncate({
+        length: 13
+    });
+} 
diff --git a/jquery-truncate-html/jquery-truncate-html.d.ts b/jquery-truncate-html/jquery-truncate-html.d.ts
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+// Type definitions for jQuery-truncate-html.js 
+// Project: https://github.com/kbwood/timeentry
+// Definitions by: Abraão Alves <https://github.com/abraaoalves>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
+
+/// <reference path="../jquery/jquery.d.ts"/>
+
+interface TruncateOptions{
+    length?: number;
+    stripTags?: boolean;
+    words?: boolean;
+    noBreaks?: boolean;
+    ellipsis?: string;
+}
+
+interface JQuery{
+    truncate(options: TruncateOptions) : JQuery;
+}
+
+interface JQueryStatic {
+    truncate(html: string, options: TruncateOptions) : string;
+}