Remove, replace, or collapse line breaks in your text. Choose how to handle line breaks.
Result
Join with space: Removes line breaks and joins lines with a single space. Join with nothing: Removes all line breaks and spaces. Collapse blanks: Reduces multiple consecutive blank lines to a single blank line.
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What is the Line Break Remover?
A Line Break Remover is a text utility that scans your input for all types of line breaks (\n, \r\n, \r) and eliminates them, collapsing your text into one unbroken line. It's essential when pasting text from documents, emails, or code where unwanted newlines disrupt formatting or cause validation errors.
How it works
The tool reads your input text character by character, detects every line break character (whether Unix-style \n, Windows-style \r\n, or legacy \r), and removes them entirely. Spaces between words are preserved, so your text flows naturally as a single line. Some versions let you replace breaks with spaces to avoid word concatenation.
Examples
Input
Result
Notes
Hello\nWorld\nFrom\nText
Hello World From Text
Newlines replaced with spaces, text flows naturally.
Line 1\r\nLine 2\r\nLine 3
Line 1 Line 2 Line 3
Windows-style carriage returns (\r\n) removed; common when pasting from Word or Excel.
Email body\nwith\nmultiple\nbreaks
Email body with multiple breaks
Great for flattening copied emails or chat logs into a single paragraph.
How to use the Line Break Remover
Paste or type your multi-line text into the input field.
Click the 'Remove Line Breaks' button (or it may process automatically).
Review the output—all line breaks are gone and text is on one line.
Optionally adjust spacing: choose to replace breaks with spaces or nothing.
Copy the clean text using the Copy button.
Paste it wherever you need: forms, APIs, documents, or code.
Benefits
Instantly clean up messy copy-paste text from emails, PDFs, and web pages.
Prepare data for forms, APIs, and databases that reject newlines.
Flatten code snippets or logs into a single line for inline embedding.
Save time manually editing multi-line text—one click does the job.
Preserve word spacing so text remains readable and grammatically correct.
Free and browser-based—no software to install or accounts to create.
Tips & common mistakes
Common mistakes
Removing breaks without replacing them with spaces, causing words to merge (e.g., 'HelloWorld' instead of 'Hello World').
Forgetting that some line breaks are hidden (e.g., \r\n in Windows) and re-pasting text that still fails validation.
Using find-and-replace in Word instead, which often leaves formatting artifacts or doesn't catch all break types.
Tips
If your output text has words stuck together, use the 'Replace with space' option instead of deleting breaks entirely.
Copy plain text (Ctrl+Shift+V or Cmd+Shift+V on Mac) before pasting into the tool to strip any hidden formatting that carries line breaks.
Test the output in your target system (form, API, email client) to ensure no formatting is broken downstream.
Use this tool before uploading CSV or TSV data that requires single-line entries.
Frequently asked questions
Will the tool remove spaces between words?
No. The tool removes only line break characters (newlines). Spaces and other whitespace are preserved, so your text reads naturally on one line.
What types of line breaks does it remove?
It removes Unix (\n), Windows (\r\n), and legacy Mac (\r) line breaks. All three are treated the same way—deleted or replaced with a space.
Can I undo if I remove breaks by mistake?
Yes—use your browser's undo (Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z) or simply reload the page. The tool doesn't save or modify your original file.
Is my text private?
Yes. The tool processes everything in your browser and doesn't send data to any server. Your text is never logged or stored.
What if I want to replace breaks with something other than a space?
Most line break removers offer a simple choice: delete or replace with space. For more complex replacements, use a text editor or regex tool.
Can I handle large text files?
Yes—the tool works with text up to several megabytes in modern browsers. For massive files, consider using your operating system's command line (sed, tr) for faster batch processing.