# Text Character Cleaner

Inspect, highlight, and replace hidden or troublesome text characters with configurable rules.

Canonical: https://tools.karlquinsland.com/tools/html/text-cleaner/
Published: 2026-08-06
Updated: 2026-08-06
Tags: html, text, unicode, cleaning, replace


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# Text Character Cleaner

![Tool icon](https://tools.karlquinsland.com/tools/html/text-cleaner/images/tool-icon.svg)

Paste text directly, drop a file, and visualize problematic characters with optional
highlighting. Use replacement rules to normalize odd punctuation, emoji, symbols,
control characters, and other non-standard text content.

[Open the tool](https://tools.karlquinsland.com/tools/html/text-cleaner/tool.html)

## Dependencies

No external dependencies listed.

## Changelog



## `395febd` - August 6, 2026 15:56

- feat: show rule input value previews in cleaner UI


## `26c28d7` - August 6, 2026 15:52

- feat: add configurable unicode troublemaker replacement preset


[View full changelog (4 commits)](https://tools.karlquinsland.com/tools/html/text-cleaner/changelog/index.md)