A few tasks need text with no whitespace at all, such as comparing two strings character by character or pasting a value where any gap would be rejected.
Remove Whitespace strips out every space, tab, and line break and leaves only the visible characters.
How to use Remove Whitespace
- Paste the text you need stripped of all spacing.
- Remove Whitespace deletes every space, tab, and line break in one pass.
- Copy the gap-free string that remains.
Use cases
- Producing a gap-free string to compare two values exactly.
- Removing all spacing from a code or serial before validation.
- Collapsing a spaced-out number into a single token.
Good to know
Remove Whitespace deletes all whitespace characters, including spaces, tabs, carriage returns, and line feeds, leaving the remaining characters joined together. This is more aggressive than collapsing spaces, so words will run into each other. Use it when you need a continuous run of non-space characters.
Frequently asked questions
Will words run together after stripping?
Yes. Because every space is removed, adjacent words join with no separator; that is expected for this tool.
Does it remove line breaks as well as spaces?
Yes. Spaces, tabs, and line breaks are all removed so nothing but visible characters is left.
How is this different from removing extra spaces?
Removing extra spaces keeps single spaces and line breaks; this tool removes all of them.