Clean spacing makes content easier to scan, maintain, and share. The SnipText
Remove Empty Lines tool deletes blank lines, collapses long gaps, trims every line, and normalizes newline characters. It also fixes invisible issues like zero-width spaces and BOM markers, preventing wrapping bugs and cursor jumps. Everything works offline in your browser.
Features of the Remove Empty Lines Tool
- Delete or keep gaps: Remove all empty lines or keep 1–3 in a row for readable paragraph breaks.
- Trim per line: Strip leading and trailing spaces for cleaner diffs and commits.
- Normalize newlines: Export as LF
\nor CRLF\r\nto match team or project settings. - Fix hidden characters: Handle zero-width spaces (
\u200B) and BOM (\uFEFF). - Regex controls: Mark lines as empty or protect lines from removal with custom patterns.
- Convenience: Drag & drop, live preview, quick keyboard shortcut, copy, download, and share links.
- Stats panel: See input lines, output lines, and blanks removed.
How to Use the Remove Empty Lines Tool
- Open Remove Empty Lines.
- Paste text into the input box or drop a file.
- Choose how many blank lines to keep (0 removes all).
- Enable Trim each line and set newline format (LF or CRLF).
- (Optional) Add regex in Treat as empty or Never remove for advanced control.
- Press Ctrl or Cmd + Enter to process, then Copy or Download.
- Markdown: Keep 1 blank line for neat paragraph spacing.
- CSV cleanup: Trim each line to prevent parsing errors.
- Code comments: Use
Never removewith^\s*\/\/or^\s*#to preserve comment blocks. - Separator lines: Use
Treat as emptywith^[\.\-]+$to remove dotted/dashed lines. - Team rules: Pick LF for Unix/Linux, CRLF for Windows to avoid Git churn.
- Invisible junk: Enable zero-width/BOM handling to eliminate hidden formatting issues.
Why Removing Empty Lines Improves Text
Extra blank lines bloat files, disrupt markdown previews, and hide real changes in diffs. Cleaning them up makes documents easier to read, ensures consistent formatting across markdown, CSV, and log files, and prevents noisy Git merges. It’s a quick win for developers, writers, and content teams.
Related Tools and Guides
- Whitespace and Formatting Cleaner – trim spaces, normalize tabs, fix indentation, strip BOM.
- Text ↔ List Converter – split, join, and sort lines after cleanup.
- Case Converter – standardize titles, headings, and labels.
- Word and Character Counter – check limits for abstracts, meta descriptions, and captions.
- Duplicate Word Finder – catch repeated words once spacing is fixed.
- Whitespace Cleaner Guide – full tutorial with examples.
Try It Now
Go to Remove Empty Lines — clean text, trim gaps, and normalize newlines in seconds.
FAQ
- Is the Remove Empty Lines tool free?
- Yes. 100% free to use with no login required.
- Do you store my text?
- No. All processing happens locally in your browser for privacy and speed.
- How is it different from the Whitespace Cleaner?
- This tool removes empty lines and trims text. The Whitespace Cleaner also fixes tabs, indentation, BOM, and trailing spaces.
- Can I keep one blank line between paragraphs?
- Yes. Set Keep consecutive empty lines to 1 for clean paragraph breaks.
- Can I control newline format?
- Yes. Choose LF or CRLF output to match your project or operating system.
- Does it support regex?
- Yes. Use regex in Treat as empty to mark custom lines and Never remove to protect others. Example:
^[\.\-]+$for rules,^\s*\/\/for comments.