Remove Empty Lines - Clean Up Text Online

Remove blank lines from your text instantly. Our empty line remover cleans up documents, code, and data by eliminating unnecessary whitespace while preserving your content—perfect for cleaning pasted text, preparing data, and formatting documents.

What Does This Tool Do?

This tool scans your text and removes lines that contain no content (empty lines) or only whitespace (spaces, tabs). It preserves all your actual content while eliminating the visual clutter of extra blank lines.

Before:

Line 1

Line 2


Line 3

After:

Line 1
Line 2
Line 3

How to Use

1. Paste your text - Enter text with empty lines
2. Choose options - Remove all blanks or limit consecutive
3. Click "Clean" - Process the text
4. Copy result - Get the cleaned text
5. Use anywhere - Paste the clean version

Key Features

• Instant cleaning - Real-time processing
• Multiple modes - Remove all or just consecutive blanks
• Whitespace handling - Treats space-only lines as empty
• Preserve content - Never removes actual text
• One-click copy - Easy clipboard access
• No limits - Process any amount of text

Cleaning Options

Use Cases

Text & Documents

• Copied web content - Clean up pasted HTML
• Email formatting - Remove extra spacing
• Document editing - Fix formatting issues
• Resume cleaning - Tighten layout
• Letter formatting - Professional appearance

Code & Development

// Before: Code with excessive blank lines
function example() {


  const x = 1;


  return x;

}

// After: Clean, professional code
function example() {
  const x = 1;
  return x;
}

Data Processing

• CSV preparation - Remove blank rows
• Log cleaning - Filter empty entries
• Data import prep - Clean datasets
• List processing - Tighten item lists
• Configuration files - Remove unnecessary space

Content Creation

• Blog post cleanup - Remove extra line breaks
• Social media - Character count optimization
• Script writing - Clean dialogue formatting
• Subtitle files - Fix timing issues
• Markdown editing - Consistent formatting

Understanding Whitespace

Types of "Empty" Lines

Why Empty Lines Appear

• Copy-paste from web - HTML formatting artifacts
• Text editors - Accidental blank lines
• Document conversion - Format translation issues
• OCR output - Scanning irregularities
• Code generators - Template spacing

Before & After Examples

Document Text

Before:

Dear Customer,


Thank you for your purchase.


We appreciate your business.



Best regards,
The Team

After:

Dear Customer,
Thank you for your purchase.
We appreciate your business.
Best regards,
The Team

CSV Data

Before:

name,email,phone
John,[email protected],123-456

Jane,[email protected],789-012

Bob,[email protected],345-678

After:

name,email,phone
John,[email protected],123-456
Jane,[email protected],789-012
Bob,[email protected],345-678

Tips for Best Results

When to Remove All Empty Lines

• Data processing pipelines
• Log file analysis
• Code minification
• Storage optimization

When to Keep Some Spacing

• Document readability
• Code organization
• Paragraph separation
• Section breaks

Frequently Asked Questions

Will this remove lines with spaces?

Yes! Lines that contain only spaces, tabs, or other whitespace characters are treated as empty and removed.

Can I keep paragraph breaks?

Use the "consecutive only" option to maintain intentional paragraph spacing (double line breaks become single).

Does it remove tabs and spaces from content?

No. This tool only removes empty lines, not whitespace within lines that contain text.

What about the last line?

Trailing empty lines at the end of your text are also removed.

Can I process very large texts?

Yes, the tool handles large documents efficiently. Very large files (several MB) may take a moment.

Is there an undo function?

There's no undo, so keep your original text if you're unsure. The tool doesn't modify your source.