How to use Remove Extra Spaces
Paste your text and copy the cleaned version. Spaces at the start and end of each line are trimmed, and several blank lines in a row are reduced to one.
Where extra spaces come from
Text copied from PDFs, old documents and web pages often carries double spaces, tab characters and invisible padding. People who learned to type two spaces after a full stop add more. These gaps look sloppy, break search and replace, and can upset form fields and spreadsheet formulas.
What stays the same
Your words, punctuation and line breaks are untouched. Only runs of spaces and tabs inside a line are squeezed down to one space. If you also want to remove blank lines or join everything into one paragraph, do that as a separate step so you stay in control of the layout.
Examples
- With the default values
Remove extra spaces. Keep lines readable.
Limitations and assumptions
Results are estimates for general information. Check assumptions and inputs before relying on them.
Frequently asked questions
Does it remove line breaks?
No. Paragraphs and line breaks are kept. Repeated spaces and tabs within a line are collapsed, and long runs of blank lines shrink to a single blank line.
Does it trim the start and end of lines?
Yes. Leading and trailing spaces on each line are removed.
Is my text uploaded?
No. It is cleaned in your browser.