Remove Symbols from Around Words

Strip decorative or formatting symbols from around words using the Remove Symbols from Around Words Tool. Remove asterisks, tildes, and brackets from the start and end of words. Clean up markdown-style or noisy text easily with preview, copy, and export.

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Options
Remove wrapping brackets
Remove * ~ from edges
Trim words after clean

How to Use:

  1. Paste your content into the Input Text box.
  2. Toggle options to remove brackets, stars/tilde symbols, and to trim spaces from each word.
  3. Output appears instantly in the Cleaned Output box.
  4. Click Copy Output or Export to File to save it.
  5. Use Choose File to import a supported text file.

What Remove Symbols from Around Words Tool Can Do:

This tool removes common decorative characters like *, ~, (), [], {}, and <> from the edges of each word. It’s ideal for cleaning up markdown text, log files, or user input where symbols wrap around content. Options let you control exactly what gets removed.

Example:

Input:

**Hello*** ~~world~~ (test) [example] {demo}

Options:

  • Remove wrapping brackets: On
  • Remove * ~ from edges: On
  • Trim words after clean: On

Output:

Hello world test example demo

Common Use Cases:

Great for cleaning copied markdown or forum text, stripping decorations from usernames or keywords, or preparing structured text for further formatting. Helps convert noisy input into clean plain words.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

After stripping symbols from around words, Remove Unwanted Characters is a solid follow-up to catch anything lingering in between that doesn’t belong. And if things still feel uneven, Normalize Text Spacing helps pull it all back together into something clean and easy to scan.

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