Hidden characters come from copy and paste, word processors, web pages and chat tools. Plaincopy shows each one so you can decide what goes.
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Upload .docx, .txt or .md and download the cleaned file, clean many files into one zip, add a clean-on-paste bookmarklet and save your option sets. $4.99 a month or $29 a year.See Pro
Clean files
Word files keep their fonts, tables, pictures and styles. Only the text inside is changed. The options above apply.
Clean on paste
Saved presets
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Many text cleaners just delete anything odd and hand back a result. That makes it impossible to tell what was removed. Here the first thing you see is a report: how many of each type, and where they sit in your text.
The report separates look-alike spaces (no-break, narrow no-break, en and em spaces, ideographic spaces) from truly invisible characters (zero-width, joiners, soft hyphens, bidirectional controls, variation selectors, tag characters). Spaces are swapped for a normal space. The rest are deleted.
Characters that belong to an emoji sequence are shown as kept. If you want those gone too, turn off Keep emoji joiners in the options.
How to use it
Paste your text.
Read the counts by type.
Copy the clean text.
Questions
How much text can I clean for free?
Up to 2,000 words per paste. Pro removes the limit.
Can I clean a file?
Pro cleans .docx, .txt and .md files and keeps the Word formatting. Many files at once come back as one zip.
Does it work offline?
After the page has loaded, cleaning pasted text does not need the network.
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Free for a paste. Pro for the pile.
Free
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Paste up to 2,000 words at a time. Every cleaning option, highlighting and counts by type.
Pro monthly
$4.99 / month
Unlimited length. Upload .docx, .txt and .md and download the cleaned file. Batch files as a zip. Clean-on-paste bookmarklet. Saved presets.
Yes. Free cleans up to 2,000 words per paste with every option: hidden characters, dashes, quotes, ellipsis and markdown.
What does Pro add?
Unlimited length, .docx, .txt and .md upload with a cleaned download (Word formatting kept), batch files as one zip, a clean-on-paste bookmarklet and saved presets.
How do I cancel?
Use the Stripe billing page (link under Pricing, "Manage or cancel") and sign in with the email you paid with. Cancelling stops the next charge and Pro ends at the end of the period you paid for.
Is my text uploaded?
No. Pasted text and files are cleaned inside your browser. Our server only checks that a payment is active.