Find the Minimum Number

Find the Minimum Number helps you spot the lowest value in a list of numbers. Whether you’re working line-by-line or with comma-separated input, the tool updates instantly and filters out anything that doesn’t belong. You’ll get a clean, flashing result with no extra work.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .tsv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
Total valid numbers: 0
Options
Skip invalid values
Parse as CSV

How to Use:

  1. Paste your numbers into the input box one per line or comma-separated.
  2. Or use “Choose File” to import a plain-text file.
  3. In the Options box:
    • Enable “Parse as CSV” for comma/tab/space-separated values.
    • Enable “Skip invalid values” to ignore lines that don’t contain valid numbers.
  4. Your lowest number will appear instantly on the right.
  5. Copy or export the result using the buttons below.

What Find the Minimum Number can do:

It reads each line or entry, checks for valid numeric values, and returns the smallest one. You can clean up the result by skipping bad lines and choosing how your data is parsed. The counter tracks how many valid numbers were found. It’s fast, accurate, and flashes on update so you know it worked.

Example:

Input:

42
99
3.14
hello
-5
88

With Options: Skip invalid ✓

Output:

-5

Common Use Cases:

Perfect for scanning datasets, checking minimum scores, identifying lowest values in exports, or quickly finding outliers in a batch. It’s a quick solution that avoids formulas, filters, or spreadsheets just paste, and you’ve got your answer.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

Once you’ve found the smallest value, Find the Maximum Number is the natural next move to round out your range. And if you’re working with a messy dataset, Filter a List of Numbers helps you zero in on just the numbers you care about.

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