Remove Empty Lines – Clean Format
Remove empty lines and blank rows from text instantly. Clean blank lines, format text, and normalize spacing with multiple cleaning modes including whitespace normalization.
📝 Input Text
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✨ Cleaned Text
Ready to clean
Remove empty lines
🔧 Formatting Modes
Remove Empty Lines
Remove all completely empty lines while preserving text content and spacing.
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Line 2
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After: Line 1
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Remove Whitespace Lines
Remove lines that contain only spaces, tabs, or other whitespace characters.
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After: Line 1
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Normalize Line Spacing
Replace multiple consecutive empty lines with a single empty line.
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Line 2
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After: Line 1
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Trim Line Whitespace
Remove leading and trailing whitespace from each line while preserving content.
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Line 3
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Line 3
After: Line 1
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Compact Format
Remove all empty lines and trim whitespace for the most compact text format.
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After: Line 1
Line 2
Line 2
Paragraph Spacing
Normalize paragraph spacing by ensuring single empty lines between text blocks.
Before: Para 1
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[empty]
Para 2
Para 2 cont.
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[empty]
Para 2
Para 2 cont.
After: Para 1
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Para 2
Para 2 cont.
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Para 2
Para 2 cont.
Why Choose Our Empty Line Removal Tool? 🧹
Multiple Cleaning Modes
Choose from 6 different formatting modes including empty line removal, whitespace cleaning, and paragraph normalization.
Detailed Analysis
See exactly how many empty lines were removed with comprehensive statistics and size reduction percentages.
Real-time Processing
Instant text formatting as you type. Switch between modes to see different cleaning effects immediately.
Content Preservation
Maintains your original text content while only removing unwanted empty lines and whitespace.
How to Remove Empty Lines from Text
Paste Your Text
Enter or paste your text with empty lines into the input area. The tool works with any text format including documents, code, and lists.
Choose Formatting Mode
Select from six cleaning modes: remove empty lines, whitespace lines, normalize spacing, trim lines, compact format, or paragraph spacing.
View Real-time Results
Watch as empty lines are automatically removed in real-time. See detailed analysis of what was cleaned and formatted.
Copy or Download
Copy the cleaned text to your clipboard for immediate use, or download as a text file for future reference and projects.
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the difference between empty lines and whitespace lines?
Empty lines are completely blank with no characters. Whitespace lines contain invisible characters like spaces or tabs but appear blank. Our tool can handle both types.
Will this tool preserve my text formatting?
Yes, the tool only removes empty lines and unwanted whitespace. Your actual text content, punctuation, and meaningful spacing within lines remains unchanged.
Can I use this for code formatting?
Absolutely! The tool is perfect for cleaning up code files, removing extra blank lines from scripts, and normalizing spacing in programming files.
What is the paragraph spacing mode?
Paragraph spacing mode intelligently normalizes text by ensuring single empty lines between paragraphs while removing excessive blank lines within paragraphs.
What are common use cases for removing empty lines?
Common uses include cleaning up documents, formatting code files, preparing text for publishing, cleaning data imports, and optimizing content for web pages.