Remove Symbols
Delete all special characters and symbols from your text while keeping letters, numbers, spaces, and line breaks. You can optionally preserve punctuation marks (commas, periods, etc.) so your sentences remain readable. No signup, no uploads — everything runs right in your browser.
Why use this Remove Symbols tool?
Sometimes your text gets cluttered with unwanted characters — special symbols, currency signs, mathematical operators, or other non‑alphanumeric junk. Instead of cleaning them one by one, this tool strips them all instantly. You can choose to keep punctuation so that sentences stay structured, making it perfect for cleaning data without losing readability.
- Removes all special symbols – @, #, $, %, ^, &, *, (, ), -, +, =, [, ], {, }, |, \, /, ~, `, and more.
- Keeps letters & numbers – alphabetic characters, digits, spaces, and line breaks remain untouched.
- Optional punctuation preservation – when enabled, common punctuation marks (. , ! ? : ; " ') stay in the text, so your writing remains natural.
- Instant & private – processing happens entirely in your browser; your data never leaves your device.
How to remove symbols (step‑by‑step)
1. Paste your text
Copy any text containing symbols and drop it into the left box.
2. Choose punctuation option
Keep punctuation checked to preserve commas, periods, question marks, and other sentence‑level punctuation. Uncheck to remove them as well.
3. See the result
The cleaned text appears on the right. All symbols are gone, leaving only what you chose to keep.
4. Copy or download
Use the buttons to copy the result to clipboard or save it as a .txt file.
Example: before and after
| Input text | Output (punctuation kept) | Output (punctuation removed) |
|---|---|---|
| Hello @world! This #is a $test with & symbols. (Price: 10€) | Hello world! This is a test with symbols. Price: 10 | Hello world This is a test with symbols Price 10 |
Common use cases
- Data sanitization: Clean usernames, tags, or product titles that contain stray symbols.
- Text normalization: Prepare text for analysis by removing characters that might confuse algorithms.
- Social media: Strip hashtag symbols (#) or at signs (@) while keeping the words.
- Programming: Remove operators from code snippets to extract plain English.
- File naming: Clean up strings to create safe filenames or URL slugs (combine with Slug Generator).
Pro tips
- Enabling "Keep punctuation" is great for prose — it removes stray symbols but keeps sentences intact. Disable it if you want a completely raw word list.
- After removing symbols, you might have extra spaces. Use our Whitespace Cleaner to tidy up.
- If you also want to remove numbers, combine with Remove Numbers.
- For full control, use the Text Cleaner which lets you remove symbols, punctuation, and more in one pass.