Trim & Strip Lines
Trim leading and trailing whitespace from lines. Strip custom characters, remove empty lines, and clean up text formatting.
About This Free Online Trim & Strip Lines
Our free online trim and strip lines tool gives you precise control over line-level text cleaning. Trim Leading removes whitespace at the start of each line. Trim Trailing removes whitespace at the end of each line. Remove Empty Lines deletes blank and whitespace-only lines. For advanced needs, enter custom characters to strip from the start or end of each line. All options are combinable for maximum flexibility.
Features of Our Trim & Strip Lines
- Trim leading whitespace from every line
- Trim trailing whitespace from every line
- Remove empty and whitespace-only lines
- Custom characters to strip from line starts
- Custom characters to strip from line ends
- All options combinable simultaneously
- Copy cleaned text to clipboard
- 100% private — browser-only processing
How to Use the Trim & Strip Lines
The Trim & Strip Lines works right in your browser — no signup, no installation. Follow these steps:
- Paste your text with formatting issues into the input area.
- Toggle Trim Leading, Trim Trailing, and Remove Empty Lines as needed.
- Optionally enter custom characters to strip from starts or ends.
- View the cleaned output instantly and click Copy to save.
Frequently Asked Questions About Trim & Strip Lines
What is the difference between Trim and Strip?
Trim removes whitespace (spaces, tabs) from the start/end of lines. Strip removes any specific characters you specify, like quotes, brackets, or punctuation marks.
Can I combine all options?
Yes. All options work together. The tool first trims whitespace, then strips custom characters, then removes empty lines — in that order.
What characters can I strip?
Any characters you enter in the custom strip fields. For example, entering "," would strip commas from line starts/ends. Entering "'" would strip single quotes.
Why Choose the Trim & Strip Lines?
Bulk text edits that would take ages by hand happen in one step with the Trim & Strip Lines. It applies your changes the moment you make them, entirely in the browser, so your content stays on your device and the result is ready to copy immediately.