Remove Special Characters
Paste text below to remove symbols and emoji, leaving only letters, numbers and spaces. Letters with accents and non-Latin scripts are kept.
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Result
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Add your text, then press Remove characters.
How to use Remove Special Characters
- Paste your text into the input box.
- Everything except letters, numbers and whitespace is removed.
- Keep basic punctuation, or list extra characters to keep — for example @ and . for email addresses.
- Copy or download the result.
Example
Héllo, wörld! 😀 #2024 — 日本
Héllo wörld 2024 日本
Accented letters and other scripts are letters too, so they are kept.
Good for
- Creating clean file names, slugs or IDs
- Removing emoji from social media text
- Sanitizing data before importing it into another system
What happens to your text
Your text is processed in your browser and kept only in this tab’s memory. It is not uploaded, saved or used for analytics.
Questions about Remove Special Characters
More answers in the TextVix FAQ.
Will accented letters like é or ü be removed?
No. TextVix recognizes letters in every script, including accented Latin letters, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Chinese and Japanese.
How do I keep certain symbols?
Type them in the “Also keep” field. For example, enter @._- to keep the characters used in email addresses.
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your text and files are never sent to a server or stored.