Remove Unwanted Characters

Remove specific characters from any text using the Remove Unwanted Characters Tool. Customize which symbols or punctuation to strip out, and instantly preview and export the cleaned result. Works great for tidying up messy input and imported data.

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How to Use:

  1. Paste or type your content into the Input Text box.
  2. Enter the unwanted characters in the Characters to remove field.
  3. Cleaned output appears live in the Cleaned Output box.
  4. Use Copy Output or Export to File to save the result.
  5. Use the Choose File button to import text from a .txt file.

What Remove Unwanted Characters Tool Can Do:

This tool removes exactly the characters you specify from your input. Use it to strip out punctuation, symbols, special formatting, or anything else. All updates happen live. File import, export, and copy functionality are built in.

Example:

Input:

Hello! This@ is# a$ test% with^ unwanted& characters* like( these).

Characters to remove: @#$%^&*()!

Output:

Hello This is a test with unwanted characters like these.

Common Use Cases:

Perfect for preparing data for regex, scripts, spreadsheets, CSV import, or plain text storage. Helps eliminate characters not allowed in system inputs, sanitize form entries, or strip visual clutter from copied sources.

Useful Tools & Suggestions:

After scrubbing out unwanted characters, Normalize Text Spacing helps clean up the aftermath especially if some of those characters were sitting between words or near punctuation. And if you’re not quite sure what’s still hiding in the text, Visualize Text Structure can give you a clearer view of how everything’s laid out.

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