Punctuation Remover Online — Free Text Cleaner Tool
Remove punctuation from text online for free. Strip periods, commas, quotes, dashes, brackets. Instant cleanup, no signup. For NLP and analysis.
Remove punctuation from text. Strip periods, commas, quotes, dashes, and other punctuation marks, leaving only letters, numbers, and spaces.
How to use Punctuation Remover Online — Free Text Cleaner Tool
- Paste your text into the input.
- Choose which punctuation to remove (or remove all).
- Copy the cleaned text.
Features
- Removes all standard punctuation by default.
- Optionally keep specific marks (e.g., keep hyphens).
- Handles Unicode punctuation (curly quotes, em dashes).
- Preserves letters, numbers, and whitespace.
FAQ
What counts as punctuation?
The tool removes: . , ! ? ; : ' " - — ( ) [ ] { } < > / \ | @ # $ % ^ & * _ ~ ` and Unicode equivalents like curly quotes and em dashes. Alphanumeric characters and whitespace are preserved.
Can I keep certain punctuation?
Yes. Use the custom mode to specify which marks to keep. For example, keep hyphens in compound words or apostrophes in contractions while removing everything else.
Why would I need to remove punctuation?
Common use cases: text analysis (word frequency counts), search index preparation, URL slug generation, data cleaning for NLP, and simplifying text for readability studies.