Remove punctuation from text
Take every punctuation mark out of your text: full stops, commas, quotation marks, brackets, dashes and more. Words stay intact.
How it works
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Paste your text
Type or paste the text in the left box, or open a .txt file. No text to hand? Click Example.
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Instant result
The result appears as you type. Change the options and see straight away what changes.
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Copy or download
Copy the result with one click, save it as a file or use it as input for a next step.
Options
- Keep apostrophes inside words:
don'tandit'sstay as they are. Untick it and they becomedontandits. - Keep hyphens inside words:
well-knownstays. Untick it and it becomeswellknown. - Tidy leftover double spaces after punctuation is removed.
Apostrophes and hyphens are only kept when they sit between two letters or digits; at the start or end of a word they count as punctuation.
Uses
Preparing text for word counts, analysis or keyword extraction, cleaning song lyrics, or reducing a sentence to plain words. The result note shows how many marks were removed. To remove all non-alphanumeric symbols, including emoji, use remove special characters.
Frequently asked questions
Is the remove punctuation free?
Yes. The remove punctuation is completely free, with no account, sign-up or usage limit.
Is my text stored?
No. Your text is processed in your browser and is not sent to a server or stored.
Is there a maximum length?
No, there is no fixed limit. Very long texts can just be a little slower.