Typography & Dash Cleaner

Easily clean up formatting issues, remove or replace em/en dashes, fix smart quotes, and strip invisible characters from your text.

Replace em dashes with:

Replace ellipsis character with three dots

Also replace en dashes

Replace non-breaking spaces

Replace smart quotes with straight quotes

Remove zero-width characters

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What is the Typography Cleaner?

This advanced tool goes beyond simple dash removal. It helps you clean up text formatting by quickly replacing em dashes (—), en dashes (–), smart quotes, and invisible characters that often cause issues when pasting text from word processors into web forms or code editors.

How to use this tool

Configure your settings: Use the checkboxes above the text area to select which typography elements you want to clean.
Paste your text: Simply copy your text and paste it into the large text area.
Clean Text: Click the "Clean Text" button to apply your selected formatting rules instantly.
Copy or Download: Once you're done, use the Copy button to copy the cleaned text to your clipboard, or download it as a .txt file.