Remove Invisible Characters from Text

Delete hidden characters that break formatting and cause errors

How it works

Invisible characters often appear when copying text from PDF files, emails, or web pages. They can cause unexpected spacing, broken formatting, or issues when importing text into systems. This tool removes hidden and non-printable characters while keeping the visible text unchanged.

Original Text

Cleaned Text

Cleaned text will appear here…

Example

Input

Hello World
This​is​a​test
Output

Hello World
Thisisatest

Invisible characters such as non-breaking spaces and zero-width characters are removed while the visible text remains intact.

What this tool does

This tool scans your text for invisible and non-printable characters and removes them safely. It does not modify letters, words, or punctuation — only hidden characters that cause formatting or processing issues.

Types of characters removed

  • Non-breaking spaces, zero-width spaces, BOM markers
  • Other invisible Unicode control characters

Only invisible characters are removed. All visible text remains exactly the same.

When to use Remove Invisible Characters

  • Cleaning text copied from PDF files
  • Fixing formatting issues after copy and paste
  • Preparing text for CSV or database import
  • Removing hidden characters from emails
  • Cleaning text before submitting forms or code

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Summary

Remove Invisible Characters helps you clean hidden Unicode characters from text, fixing spacing and formatting issues without altering visible content.