Remove Extra Spaces from Text Online Free — Normalize Whitespace
Collapse multiple spaces and trim leading or trailing whitespace.
What is Remove Extra Spaces?
Collapses all consecutive whitespace characters — spaces, tabs, and non-breaking spaces — into a single space, and trims leading and trailing whitespace from each line. Optionally remove all blank lines.
Common Use Cases
Cleaning text copied from PDFs, fixing exported database content, normalising whitespace before inserting into HTML, and preparing text for character-limited fields.
How It Works
Uses JavaScript regex to replace runs of whitespace with a single space and trims each line. Handles regular spaces, tabs, and Unicode whitespace characters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it also remove tabs?
Yes. Tabs, multiple spaces, and non-breaking spaces are all normalised.
Will it remove line breaks?
No, line breaks are preserved by default. You can enable "Remove blank lines" to remove empty lines.
Does it handle text copied from PDFs?
Yes. PDF copy-paste often inserts extra spaces between words — this tool cleans them up.
Can I remove spaces at the beginning and end of each line?
Yes. It automatically trims leading and trailing spaces from every line.
How do I normalize whitespace before importing to Excel?
Paste text here, remove extra spaces, copy the clean result back to Excel.
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