Trim Text Tool - Remove Leading and Trailing Whitespace
Quick Tips
- • This tool runs entirely in your browser - your data stays private.
- • Press Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on Mac) to quickly paste text.
- • Use the Copy button to save your result to clipboard.
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Remove leading and trailing whitespace from text and lines.
Examples
Hello World
Hello World
Tabbed content
Tabbed content
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3
Only left side
Only left side
Only right side
Only right side
Frequently Asked Questions
Trimming only removes whitespace from the beginning and end of text, leaving internal spacing intact. Removing all spaces eliminates every space throughout the entire text.
You can choose either mode. Full trim treats the entire input as one block. Line-by-line trim processes each line independently, removing leading and trailing spaces from every line.
The tool removes regular spaces, tabs, non-breaking spaces, and other whitespace characters. When trimming the full block, leading and trailing newlines are also removed.
Yes, you can select left trim (leading whitespace only), right trim (trailing whitespace only), or both. This gives you precise control over what gets removed.
Yes, this performs the same operation as trim(), ltrim(), and rtrim() functions found in most programming languages, but with an easy visual interface.
Line-by-line trim preserves all line breaks. To remove empty lines, use our Empty Line Remover tool which is designed specifically for that purpose.
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