Remove Extra Spaces
Strip double spaces, tabs and trailing whitespace in one click.
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- Free, no signup
Type or paste text to see the result.
What the Remove Extra Spaces does
This tool removes doubled spaces, tabs and spaces at the start or end of lines, leaving text with single, even spacing. It's ideal for text copied out of PDFs, emails or websites that arrives with odd gaps.
Your words and line breaks stay as they are; only the unwanted whitespace is cleaned.
Why the Remove Extra Spaces is useful
Extra spaces look sloppy in print, break alignment in spreadsheets and can make two values that should match look different to a computer.
PDF copying is the usual culprit: it often adds spaces where columns or justified text used to be.
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How to use the Remove Extra Spaces
- 1
Paste the messy text
Text from a PDF, email or web page works well.
- 2
Check the cleaned version
Double spaces become single and line edges are trimmed.
- 3
Copy and use
Paste the tidy text into your document or sheet.
Key features
- Collapses repeated spaces to one
- Trims spaces at line start and end
- Converts tabs to single spaces
- Keeps line breaks
Benefits
- Clean copy from PDFs
- Matching values in spreadsheets
- Professional-looking documents
Real-life use cases
Contract quote
A paralegal copies a clause from a scanned PDF and removes the uneven gaps before pasting it into a letter.
Product import
A store owner cleans product names so 'Blue Shirt' and 'Blue Shirt' stop showing as two items.
Tips for the best results
- Run this before removing duplicates so near-identical lines become identical.
- If you need blank lines gone too, use a line-break remover afterwards.
- Check code snippets separately — indentation there may matter.
Conclusion
Paste text with uneven gaps and copy back clean, single-spaced lines with your words untouched.
Frequently asked questions
Does it remove line breaks?
- No, line breaks stay. Only spaces and tabs are cleaned.
What happens to tabs?
- They're turned into a single space.
Will it remove the space after a full stop?
- Two spaces after a full stop become one, which is today's standard.
Can it clean non-breaking spaces?
- Yes, non-breaking spaces from web pages are treated like normal spaces.
Is it safe for code?
- It removes indentation, so don't use it on Python or YAML where spacing matters.
Why is my PDF text full of gaps?
- PDFs store positioned letters, not flowing text, so copying often adds extra spaces.
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