Zero-Width Character Cleaner — Reveal and Remove Hidden Text

Text

A zero-width character cleaner finds invisible Unicode format characters in text and either reveals or removes them.

What is it

Copied web text and generated output can contain invisible characters such as U+200B, U+200C, or U+FEFF. They can break search, comparisons, builds, or login input. This tool marks those characters with visible tokens or returns cleaned text.

output = input with zero-width code points revealed or removed

How to use

  1. 1Paste text.
  2. 2Choose reveal or remove mode.
  3. 3Copy the result and compare with the original.

Reference

Zero-Width Character Cleaner — Reveal and Remove Hidden Text Reference
CodeName
U+200BZero Width Space
U+200CZero Width Non-Joiner
U+FEFFByte Order Mark

Sources & standards

FAQ

Does it remove every Unicode control character?

No. It focuses on common zero-width characters that often cause text problems.

Is input sent to a server?

No. Detection and removal run only in the current browser tab.

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