Remove punctuation
Delete punctuation marks, or all digits, from your text.
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Remove punctuation: what it does
Strip punctuation before counting words, comparing texts or feeding text to another tool. Commas, full stops, question marks, quotes, brackets and dashes are removed; letters, spaces and symbols such as $ stay. A second tool removes all digits.
Remove punctuation: how to use it
- Paste your text.
- Choose Remove punctuation, or Remove numbers.
- Select Apply and copy the result.
Remove punctuation: when to use it
- Prepare text for a word count, a word cloud or a frequency analysis.
- Turn a title into plain words before building a tag, a hashtag or a file name.
- Strip the digits from a list of mixed codes to keep only the letters.
Remove punctuation: examples
Input
Hello, world! (It's 5 o'clock.)
Result
Hello world Its 5 oclock
Input
Wait — is it done? Yes: finished!
Result
Wait is it done Yes finished
Remove punctuation: questions and answers
Which marks count as punctuation?
Characters in the Unicode punctuation category: commas, full stops, quotes, brackets, hyphens and similar marks in any language.
Are currency and math symbols removed?
No. Symbols such as $, € and + are not punctuation, so they stay.
Are hyphens inside words removed?
Yes. A hyphen is punctuation, so “well-known” becomes “wellknown”. Use Find and replace text first if you want to keep them.
Does Remove numbers delete a number inside a word?
Yes. Every digit is removed, so “mp3” becomes “mp” and “2nd” becomes “nd”.
Is my text sent to a server?
No. Everything runs in your browser on your own device, so your text never leaves it.
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