◆CleanTextKit

Remove Extra Spaces

Remove extra spaces, trailing spaces, tabs, and messy whitespace from copied text instantly.

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// INPUT

// OPTIONS

// OUTPUT

No text to analyze yet.

// EXAMPLE
Before (Messy Spacing)
   This  is   a paragraph   with   messy    spacing.

It has    double spaces    everywhere,   trailing spaces after lines,    
and even some	tab	characters	mixed	in.

There are also way too many blank lines after this one.




This line has leading spaces but should be clean.
After (Cleaned)
This is a paragraph with messy spacing.

It has double spaces everywhere, trailing spaces after lines,
and even some tab characters mixed in.

There are also way too many blank lines after this one.

This line has leading spaces but should be clean.

How it works

Paste any text with messy whitespace — extra spaces, tabs, trailing spaces, or excessive blank lines. Choose which cleanup options to apply and get clean, consistently-spaced text instantly. All processing happens in your browser.

Common use cases

  • Cleaning text copied from PDFs that has irregular spacing
  • Removing trailing spaces from code or config files
  • Converting tab-indented text to space-indented for consistency
  • Fixing double-spaced text from legacy word processors
  • Normalizing whitespace before importing data into a CMS
// FAQ
What types of extra spaces does this tool remove?
It removes double/multiple spaces, leading spaces at the start of lines, trailing spaces at the end of lines, tabs (converted to spaces), and repeated blank lines. You can toggle each option independently.
Why would I need to remove extra spaces?
Extra spaces commonly appear when copying text from PDFs, emails, websites, or after text transformations. They can cause formatting issues in documents, code, and data files. This tool cleans them up instantly.
Does it change my paragraph structure?
No. With 'Remove repeated blank lines' enabled, it only collapses 3+ consecutive blank lines into a single blank line — preserving your paragraph breaks while eliminating excessive whitespace.
Is this different from the Remove Line Breaks tool?
Yes. The Remove Line Breaks tool handles line break characters (\n) — joining broken lines into paragraphs. This tool handles space characters (spaces and tabs) — cleaning up whitespace within and around lines. They complement each other well.
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