Trim Text
Trim leading and trailing spaces from text
How it works
This tool trims text by removing leading and trailing spaces from lines or the entire text. It helps clean up text that contains unnecessary spaces at the beginning or end, which often appear when text is copied from documents, forms, or websites.
Use this tool to clean text safely without changing internal spacing or content.
Original Text
Cleaned Text
Example: Trimming text
This text has extra spaces at the start and end.
This text has extra spaces at the start and end.
Only spaces at the beginning and end are removed. Internal spacing remains unchanged.
What does trimming text do?
Trimming text removes unnecessary whitespace at the start and end of text lines. This is useful for cleaning input fields, copied content, and imported text where extra spaces may cause formatting or processing issues. The tool does not remove spaces between words or alter the text structure.
What characters are removed?
- leading spaces
- trailing spaces
- tabs at the beginning or end of text
Internal spaces, line breaks, and text content are preserved.
When should you trim text?
- cleaning text copied from forms or input fields
- preparing text for publishing or formatting
- fixing issues with leading or trailing spaces
- cleaning imported or user-generated content
- preventing errors caused by extra spaces in data
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Summary
Trimming text helps clean up unwanted spaces at the beginning and end of text. This tool is ideal for preparing text for publishing, processing, or reuse without altering internal formatting.