How to use the Text Cleaner
- Paste the messy text.
- Tick the clean-up options you want.
- Copy the cleaned result.
What does this tool do?
Text copied from PDFs, websites, Word documents and emails often carries hidden baggage: double spaces, tabs, non-breaking spaces, zero-width characters and “smart” quotes that break code or spreadsheets.
The cleaner removes these safely, without touching your actual words. Each option can be switched on or off.
Why use it?
- Prepare text for spreadsheets, databases and code.
- Remove invisible characters that break searches.
- Fix spacing before publishing.
Example
“Hello world ” with a tab, a non-breaking space and curly quotes becomes "Hello world" — clean, single-spaced text that pastes anywhere.
Privacy
Everything you type is processed in your browser. Nothing you enter is sent to our servers or stored by us. There's no account to create and nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
What are invisible characters?
Characters like zero-width spaces and soft hyphens take up no visible space but can break searches, passwords and code. They're often copied from websites without you knowing.
Last reviewed by the M2Toolkit team.