Remove Line Breaks — Free Online Tool
Last updated: January 2025
What is Remove Line Breaks?
Remove Line Breaks joins all lines of text into a single continuous paragraph by removing all newline characters.
When to use Remove Line Breaks?
Use it to fix PDF copy-paste issues, join multi-line text into one paragraph, and clean up email text copied from sources.
How to use this tool
- 1Paste your multi-line text
- 2Click 'Remove Line Breaks'
- 3Copy the single-paragraph result
Examples
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Line one Line two Line three | Line one Line two Line three |
| (PDF text with broken lines) | Continuous flowing paragraph |
| (Email reply with > quoted lines) | Clean block of text |
| word word word | word word word |
| (Code with newlines in strings) | Joined code string (use carefully) |
Rules & Behavior
- All \n and \r\n replaced with specified separator (default: space)
- Multiple spaces collapsed to one
- Paragraph structure is lost
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does removing line breaks do?
It joins all lines of text together into one continuous block, replacing newline characters with a space (or your chosen separator).
When would I need to remove line breaks?
Common cases include fixing PDF text that has line breaks at the end of each line (due to column layout), or cleaning up multi-line plain text for use in a single-line field.
Can I choose what replaces the line breaks?
Yes, our tool lets you choose: replace with a space (default), or no space (join words directly), or a custom character.
Will it remove blank lines too?
Yes, blank lines are also removed when you apply this tool. All lines, blank or not, are joined into a single block.
Is this reversible?
No, once line breaks are removed you lose the original structure. Keep your original text until you're happy with the result.