Whitespace Remover

Trim line ends, collapse repeated spaces, delete blank lines, or strip every space and tab entirely — with live before-and-after character counts.

Whitespace Remover

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How it works

Extra whitespace is invisible clutter. Double spaces after full stops, trailing spaces at the end of lines, stray tabs, and gaps of empty lines all add up, and they cause real problems: they break code indentation, throw off diff comparisons, waste space in tight database fields, and make text look inconsistent when it is reused.

This remover gives you four independent controls. Trim each line deletes leading and trailing spaces and tabs from every line. Collapse multiple spaces reduces any run of two or more spaces to a single space. Remove blank lines deletes empty and space-only lines so paragraphs sit flush. And Remove ALL whitespace is the nuclear option that strips every space, tab, and newline for a single unbroken string — handy for hashing or comparison.

Live counters show the character count before and after so you can see exactly how much was trimmed. Everything runs in your browser with no upload.

Examples

“Hello world .” → Collapse multiple spaces → “Hello world .”
Lines with trailing spaces from a copied email → Trim each line → clean line endings for version control.
A list padded with empty rows → Remove blank lines → a compact block.
“a b c” → Remove ALL whitespace → “abc” for a checksum or comparison.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as whitespace here?
Spaces, tabs, and newlines. The trim and collapse options act on spaces and tabs, while remove-all also strips newlines to join everything into one string.
Does trimming remove spaces between words?
No. Trimming only removes spaces at the very start and end of each line. To reduce gaps between words, use the collapse option instead.
Why show before and after counts?
The counts confirm how much was removed and help you verify the result, which is useful when whitespace matters for a character limit or a fixed-width field.
Will remove-all delete line breaks too?
Yes. Remove ALL whitespace is the most aggressive setting and collapses the text into a single continuous string with no spaces or newlines.
Is my text uploaded?
No. All cleaning happens in your browser, so your text never leaves your device.