Censor Words in Text

Censor words in your text by replacing them with asterisks or another character. Define your own blacklist and clean up sensitive content quickly. Import, preview, copy, or export the result.

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Options
Words to censor (one per line):
Replace with:

How to Use:

  1. Paste your input or import a file.
  2. Enter one word per line in the “Words to censor” box.
  3. Choose the replacement character (e.g. *, #, -).
  4. View live preview. Copy or export the censored output.

What Censor Words in Text Tool can do:

  • Censor specific words in any text by replacing them with repeated symbols.
  • Custom word list and replacement character input.
  • Case-insensitive word matching.
  • Live preview with copy/export and character count support.

Example:

Input:

This text contains bad words that should be hidden or censored.

Censored Words:

bad
hidden
censored

Output:

This text contains *** words that should be ****** or ********.

Common Use Cases:

Useful for redacting profanity or sensitive keywords from documents, datasets, transcripts, or user-generated content. Helps automate moderation or anonymize text without altering structure.

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If you’re blocking certain words, Highlight Words in Text can help you quickly spot which ones are getting flagged before you hit delete or mask them. And once the edits are done, Normalize Text Spacing keeps things readable especially useful if all the changes left behind awkward gaps or double spaces.

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