Whitespace Cleaner - Clean and Normalize Text Whitespace
Clean and normalize whitespace in text. Remove extra spaces, empty lines, and tabs. Free online whitespace cleaner.
How This Tool Works
This tool cleans and normalizes whitespace in text by removing trailing spaces, consolidating multiple spaces, removing empty lines, and optionally converting tabs to spaces. It's perfect for cleaning up messy text, preparing code for documentation, or formatting data consistently.
Why Use This Tool
- ✓Remove trailing whitespace from lines
- ✓Consolidate multiple spaces into one
- ✓Remove empty lines
- ✓Convert tabs to spaces
- ✓Clean up messy text formatting
- ✓Prepare text for consistent formatting
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "trim lines" do?
Trimming lines removes whitespace (spaces and tabs) from the beginning and end of each line, while preserving the line breaks themselves.
Will this affect my paragraph structure?
If you enable "Remove empty lines", it will remove blank lines between paragraphs. Disable this option if you want to preserve paragraph spacing.
What's the difference between normalizing spaces and removing tabs?
Normalizing spaces consolidates multiple consecutive spaces into single spaces. Removing tabs converts tab characters to spaces. You can use both together or separately.
Can I use this for code formatting?
Yes, but be careful with the "Remove tabs" option if your code uses tabs for indentation. This tool is better suited for cleaning up plain text or preparing code for documentation.
Will this remove line breaks?
No, this tool preserves line breaks. It only cleans whitespace within and around lines. Use the Line Break Remover tool if you want to remove line breaks.