Convert Unicode to ASCII

Looking to clean up your text for ASCII-only systems? The Convert Unicode to ASCII tool instantly replaces all non-ASCII characters with safe, readable fallbacks. It’s perfect for removing emoji, special symbols, or international characters from text when you need it plain and compatible. Paste any Unicode string and watch it convert live to a clean, ASCII-safe version that you can export or copy right away.

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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .tsv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
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How to Use:

  1. Enter or paste Unicode-rich text into the Input Text field.
  2. The ASCII Output box will update instantly with only ASCII characters.
  3. You can load content using Choose File (plain-text formats only).
  4. Use Copy Output to copy the result or Export to File to save the ASCII version.
  5. Hit Clear All to start from scratch.

What Convert Unicode to ASCII can do:

This tool scans every character in your input and replaces anything outside the ASCII range (0–127) with a ?. It gives you live results, includes file import, export, and a responsive interface that highlights changes with a subtle flash effect. Use it whenever you need to sanitize Unicode text for ASCII-limited systems.

Example:

Input:

Hello 😃 世界!

Output:

Hello ? ??!

Common Use Cases:

Convert Unicode to ASCII is useful when preparing text for systems that only support 7-bit ASCII, such as old protocols, legacy databases, or fixed-width hardware displays. It’s great for email preprocessing, web scraping cleanup, or basic encoding analysis.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

Simplifying characters? Remove Diacritics from Text is a quick way to strip accents before converting down to ASCII. And if you’re formatting results into a cleaner layout, Add Line Breaks to Text can space things out nicely.

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