Remove Punctuation
Strip out the symbols
Remove commas, quotes, brackets, dashes and other punctuation to leave just words and spaces, or keep the basic sentence marks (full stops, commas, exclamation and question marks) while clearing everything else. It also collapses the extra spaces that removing punctuation can leave behind, so the result reads cleanly.
This is useful before feeding text into a word counter or analyser, cleaning data for import, or preparing plain text for a system that chokes on special characters. It processes in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. To then tidy spacing further, use remove extra spaces.
Frequently asked questions
Is the remove punctuation free?
Yes. It is completely free with no sign-up and nothing to install. It runs entirely in your browser.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. Everything is processed locally in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing you type or paste is sent to or stored on our servers.