Unindent Text Online
Leading spaces and tabs can make pasted text look uneven or hard to reuse. This tool removes indentation so every line starts at the same left edge.
Paste your text, unindent it, and copy the cleaned output in seconds.
Input Text
Cleaned Text
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Paste text that has extra indentation on each line.
Keep "Remove Indentation" enabled.
Click Clean Text and copy the left-aligned result.
Examples
Example 1
Input
line one line two line three
Output
line one line two line three
Visible markers: [space]=space, [tab]=tab, [lb]=line break
Input (with markers)
[space][space][space][space]line[space]one[lb] [tab][tab]line[space]two[lb] [space][space]line[space]three
Output (with markers)
line[space]one[lb] line[space]two[lb] line[space]three
Result: leading indentation is removed while the text stays the same.
Example 2
Input
- Item one
- Item two
- Item threeOutput
- Item one - Item two - Item three
Example 3
Input
> Quoted line > Another quote
Output
> Quoted line > Another quote
How It Works
Paste text copied from code blocks, emails, or documents.
Remove leading indentation from each line.
Copy the cleaned text into your editor or form.
Common Sources
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this remove email quote markers (>)?
No. Use the Remove Email Indents option to strip leading > characters from quoted emails.
Will it remove tabs as well as spaces?
Yes. Any leading indentation is removed, whether it is tabs or spaces.
Will it remove all spaces?
No. It only removes indentation at the start of each line and keeps normal spacing inside lines.
Is this safe for code?
Only if you want to remove indentation. If you need code indentation preserved, leave it off.
Will line breaks stay intact?
Yes. Line breaks stay unless you enable "Remove All Line Breaks."