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Strip HTML and hidden characters from text

Clean pasted text by removing HTML tags, invisible characters, non-breaking spaces, and other hidden formatting junk.

Open Text Cleaner

What it removes

The tool can remove visible HTML markup, non-breaking spaces, zero-width characters, and common invisible characters that make pasted text behave strangely.

When hidden characters cause real problems

Use this cleanup when copied text looks normal but refuses to wrap properly, breaks CSV imports, fails validation, creates weird gaps in a CMS, or behaves unpredictably inside code snippets and formulas. Hidden formatting often comes from rich-text editors, web pages, email clients, and PDF copy-and-paste.

How to clean hidden characters

  1. Open the Text Cleaner.
  2. Paste the copied text.
  3. Click Strip HTML & hidden characters.
  4. Copy the clean text.

Common follow-up actions

After removing hidden junk, you may still want to collapse extra spaces, fix broken line endings, or normalise quotation marks before pasting the result into another tool, website, or document.

Common signs

Use this if text will not wrap properly, contains odd spacing, fails validation, or looks normal but behaves badly in another app.

Privacy

Hidden characters often appear in copied client notes, invoice details, or private draft copy. This cleaner runs locally in your browser so the pasted text stays on your device while you inspect and clean it.

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