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Invisible Character Remover

Find and strip zero-width and other invisible characters that break text.

Characters to look for

Found

0

After cleaning

0

Distinct types

0

Words affected

0

Cleaned text

What was found

Nothing found yet.

Invisible characters usually arrive when text is copied from a website, a PDF, or a word processor. They look like nothing, so you can paste clean-looking text and get a different string length back, which quietly breaks passwords, URLs, and database lookups. Everything happens in your browser.

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What Is Invisible Character Remover?

The Invisible Character Remover finds and strips hidden characters such as zero width spaces, byte order marks, soft hyphens, and joiners from any text, and reports exactly what it found and how often.

Who Uses the Invisible Character Remover?

It solves a common and confusing problem: text copied from a website, PDF, or word processor looks identical but has a different length, which quietly breaks passwords, URLs, comparisons, and database lookups.

How to Use the Invisible Character Remover

  1. Paste the text that is behaving strangely.
  2. Tick or untick the characters you want to look for.
  3. Copy the cleaned text.

Why Choose Our Invisible Character Remover?

  • Thirteen invisible characters supported
  • Shows the code point, name, and count for each one
  • Round trip check so you can confirm the result

Try the Invisible Character Remover above — it is free, fast, and works on any device. Bookmark this page to return whenever you need it.