Practical guide
How to use the text cleaner
The text cleaner removes selected HTML tags, repeated spaces or line breaks from pasted text. It is useful for preparing copied material for a plain-text field while preserving the original in case structure is needed later.
Good reasons to use it
- Clean formatting copied from a rich-text editor.
- Normalize text before comparison or import.
- Remove markup from a short snippet for a plain-text destination.
A reliable workflow
- Paste non-confidential text and select only the cleanup options you need.
- Review the output for lost paragraph or list meaning.
- Copy the cleaned version while keeping the original source.
How to interpret the result
Removing tags can join words, discard headings or eliminate semantic relationships. Repeated-space cleanup is not the same as editorial proofreading or Unicode normalization.
Frequently asked questions
Will this remove malicious HTML safely?
It is a formatting utility, not a security boundary. Use a maintained sanitization library for untrusted HTML.
Why did paragraphs merge?
Line-break or tag removal can erase structural separators. Review the chosen options and restore meaningful breaks.