Remove Special Characters

The tool can be used to remove special characters from text. More.

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How it works?

Remove Special Characters online: The tool can be used to remove special characters from text.

  • Keep alphanumeric & spaces only: Remove all non-alphanumeric & and non-spaces characters from the text.
  • Keep alphanumeric only: Remove all non-alphanumeric characters from the text.
  • Keep numeric & spaces only: Remove all non-numeric & non-space characters from the text.
  • Keep numeric-only: Remove all non-numeric characters from the text.
  • Keep ASCII only: Remove all non-ASCII characters from the text.

See the examples of usage below.

Examples

Input (Keep alphanumeric & spaces only)
!#This tool removes $special *characters* /other/ than! digits, characters and spaces!!!$
Output (Keep alphanumeric & spaces only)
This tool removes special characters other than digits characters and spaces

Tutorials

How to remove special characters from text

Follow these steps to quickly delete unwanted symbols from the input.
  1. Prepare your text
    • Have your text with unwanted characters ready.
  2. Enter the data
    • Paste your data or load the file into the input area.
  3. Select the option
    • Click on the "Options" and select the desired character set you want to keep.
  4. Submit
    • Click the "Submit" button. You should now see the clear text output.
  5. All done
    • Your data is ready. Click the "Copy to Clipboard" button and you should be ready to rock!

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