Remove Empty Lines From Text — Clean Up Blank Lines — Free
Runs 100% in your browser — your files never leave your device.
Copied text frequently carries blank lines that break formatting in code, configs, and lists. Paste it here and every empty or whitespace-only line is removed while your content keeps its original order. The result updates live and copies with one click. As with every AnkhKit text tool, processing happens in your browser only.
How it works
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Paste your text
Any text with blank lines you want gone.
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Watch the blanks disappear
Empty and whitespace-only lines are removed live.
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Copy the cleaned text
One click copies the compact result.
About this tool
What counts as an empty line
The tool removes lines that contain nothing at all — and optionally lines that contain only spaces and tabs. Blank lines arrive from double-pasted text, exports that pad with separators, and copies from editors that insert them defensively.
Why empty lines cause trouble
Scripts and spreadsheets treat blank lines as records, splitting clean data into broken chunks. Config files and CSV imports choke on them. Removing empties normalizes the file so every downstream tool sees solid lines end to end.
Whitespace beyond empty lines
Lines full of invisible spaces survive a simple empty-line removal — enable the whitespace option, or run the result through the whitespace remover to collapse the invisible stuff too.
Frequently asked questions
Will my content lines change at all?
No — only blank lines disappear. Every line with content passes through byte-identical, in its original order.
What is the whitespace-only option for?
Lines that look empty but hold tabs or spaces fool strict removal. The option treats them as blank too, which is almost always what you want.
Can I remove empty lines from CSV data?
Yes — blank rows are the classic CSV import breaker, and this removes them without touching quoted fields on real rows.