Trim Spaces
Remove leading and trailing spaces from each line of text.
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What Does This Tool Do?
Trim leading and trailing whitespace from each line of text. Extra spaces at the beginning or end of lines often appear when copying from websites, spreadsheets, or documents. This tool strips them instantly, giving you clean, normalized text ready for use.
Use Cases
- Data cleanup: Clean up pasted data from spreadsheets and databases
- Code formatting: Normalize indentation and trailing spaces in code
- Email lists: Remove accidental spaces around email addresses
- CSV/TSV data: Clean whitespace from data before import or processing
- Copy-paste cleanup: Strip extra spaces from text copied from websites or PDFs
- Text comparison: Normalize whitespace before comparing two text files
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between trimming and removing all spaces?
Trimming only removes spaces at the start and end of each line. Spaces between words are preserved. Removing all spaces strips every space character from the text entirely.
Does it remove tabs and other whitespace?
Yes. The tool trims all whitespace characters including spaces, tabs, and other Unicode whitespace from the beginning and end of each line.
Is this tool free?
Yes, 100% free. No signup, no limits. All processing happens in your browser.