Left-align Text

Left-align Text Tool removes leading characters from each line to align the text flush against the left edge. You can specify which character to strip (e.g. space, zero, hyphen), and optionally trim lines or remove empty ones. The result updates live and maintains consistent formatting.

Paste your input above or import a file below.
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Supported file type: text/plain (.txt)
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Options
Trim lines
Remove empty lines

How to Use:

  1. Paste your text into the input box or import a .txt file using the Choose File button.
  2. In the Options section:
    • Enter the Strip Character you want to remove from the start of each line.
    • Toggle Trim lines to remove surrounding whitespace before aligning.
    • Toggle Remove empty lines to skip blank lines in the output.
  3. The output updates automatically on the right.
  4. Click Copy Output to copy the result to your clipboard.
  5. Click Export to File to save it as a .txt file.
  6. Click Clear All to reset the tool.

Example:

Input:

     Hello
000123
...Title

Strip Character: 0
Trim lines: Enabled
Remove empty lines: Disabled

Output:

     Hello
123
...Title

Common Use Cases:

Use Left-align Text Tool to remove unwanted padding from numbers or text, clean up indented files, or strip alignment characters before exporting or processing data. It’s ideal for preparing cleaned-up outputs from logs, form fields, fixed-width files, or CLI-formatted data.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

After left-aligning your text, Left-pad Text helps fine-tune the layout great if you’re dealing with columns or structured formatting. And if the spacing still feels tight, Increase Text Spacing adds just enough room to make everything more readable without shifting the alignment.

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