What this tool does
Clean text copied from documents, websites or spreadsheets. Normalize whitespace, optionally remove repeated blank lines, convert smart punctuation and strip zero-width characters that can cause confusing formatting.
Hidden characters and inconsistent whitespace can create problems in forms, CMS editors and data imports. This tool focuses on conservative cleanup. It shows the cleaned result separately so you can compare it with the original before replacing anything.
Useful for
- Prepare copied text for a CMS or spreadsheet import.
- Remove repeated spaces and empty lines from notes.
- Normalize punctuation before running other text-processing tools.
How to use it
- Paste the source text.
- Choose the cleanup options you want.
- Run the cleaner and review the output.
- Copy the cleaned text only after confirming that meaningful formatting was not removed.
Practical tips
- Keep a copy of the original when formatting is important.
- Zero-width characters are invisible, so removing them can fix mysterious matching or search problems.
- Do not strip line breaks from code or poetry unless that is intentional.
- The text remains in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
What are zero-width characters?
They are invisible Unicode characters used for certain language and formatting purposes. They can also appear accidentally during copy and paste.
Will this remove HTML tags?
Only if you choose the tag-removal option. The default cleanup preserves visible text structure.
Can this repair corrupted text encoding?
It can normalize common punctuation and whitespace, but it is not a full encoding-repair utility.