Text & Writing Utilities · Free tool
Special Character Remover
Strip accents, emojis, punctuation, and non‑ASCII characters from text. Pick exactly which categories to keep. Free online tool works instantly in your browser — no sign‑up.
Before
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After
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Stripped
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What it does
Remove accents, emojis, punctuation, symbols, or anything outside plain ASCII from a paste. Use category toggles to keep exactly what you need — letters, digits, basic punctuation, whitespace — and choose whether to strip or transliterate (é → e).
Useful for cleaning filenames (try filename cleaner), URL slugs (slug generator), or database keys. For invisible-char issues specifically, use invisible character detector.
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Paste this snippet into any page. Loads on-demand (lazy), no tracking scripts, and sized to most dashboards. Replace the height to fit your layout.
<iframe src="https://freetoolarena.com/embed/special-character-remover" width="100%" height="720" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" title="Special Character Remover" style="border:1px solid #e2e8f0;border-radius:12px;max-width:720px;"></iframe>How to use it
- Paste the text.
- Toggle which categories to keep: letters, digits, whitespace, punctuation.
- Choose strip or transliterate for accents.
- Copy the cleaned output.
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