Remove Line Numbers

Remove leading line numbers from your text with this free online tool. It detects numbered lines like “1. Apple” or “2) Banana” and removes the numbering cleanly. Paste, import, copy, and export with ease all in your browser.

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Supported file types: .txt, .csv, .tsv, .log, .json, .xml, .md, .ini, .yaml, .yml, .html, .htm, .css
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Options
Ignore empty lines
Only remove if followed by punctuation
Preserve leading spaces

How to Use:

  1. Paste your text or import a file containing numbered lines.
  2. The tool automatically removes line numbers and punctuation.
  3. View the cleaned text and line count in real time.
  4. Use the Copy or Export buttons to save the result.

What Remove Line Numbers Tool can do:

  • Remove numbered prefixes like 1., 2), 3 -, 4: from each line.
  • Handles optional whitespace before and after numbers.
  • Automatically updates and shows total lines.
  • Includes full support for file import/export and copying.

Example:

Input:

1. Apple
2. Banana
3. Cherry
4) Grape
5 - Mango

Output:

Apple
Banana
Cherry
Grape
Mango

Common Use Cases:

Useful for cleaning up numbered lists, code logs, transcribed data, or exported outlines. Great for turning structured or annotated lines into plain text for further use.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

If you’re getting rid of line numbers, Remove a Prefix from Text is worth a look especially if those numbers were part of a longer label or tag. And once they’re gone, Normalize Text Spacing helps everything fall back into place without weird gaps or misalignment.

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