Add Line Breaks

Add line breaks to your text easily using the Add Line Breaks Tool. Break by character count, word count, or custom markers with live preview and formatting options. Trim lines, import/export files, and control layout exactly how you want it. Perfect for reflowing paragraphs, prepping content for printing, or text cleanup.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
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Options
Trim each line

How to Use:

  1. Paste your text into the Input Text box or use the Choose File button to import a .txt or similar file.
  2. In the Options section, choose whether to break by characters, words, or a custom marker.
  3. Adjust the limit field (e.g., 80 characters, 10 words, or “|” for custom breaks).
  4. Toggle Trim each line to remove extra spaces.
  5. View the result instantly in the Formatted Output box.
  6. Use Copy Output or Export to File to save your result.
  7. Click Clear All to reset everything.

What Add Line Breaks Tool Can Do:

  • Break long paragraphs into shorter lines by character count (default: 80), word groups, or custom separators.
  • Toggle Trim each line to keep output clean.
  • Automatically updates and flashes the output on changes.
  • Supports file import and .txt export for convenience.
  • Includes a live character counter under the output.

Example:

Input:

This is an example sentence. It will be split into multiple lines after a certain number of characters or words.

Options: Break by: Characters, Limit: 40, Trim: On

Output:

This is an example sentence. It will be
split into multiple lines after a
certain number of characters or words.

Common Use Cases:

Use this tool to reformat blocks of text for readability, prep plain text files for printing, enforce fixed line lengths, or split content around special markers. It’s useful for cleaning up paragraphs, preparing subtitles, or generating fixed-width output.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re adding line breaks to text, Convert Spaces to Newlines can give you a quick way to split content word by word. Then, if things get too fragmented, Normalize Line Breaks in Text helps restore a clean, readable structure. This combo works well when you’re reformatting dense content, breaking down long sentences, or prepping data for line-by-line processing.

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