Remove Line Breaks
Remove unwanted line breaks and join broken text into paragraphs.
The Remove Line Breaks tool strips line breaks from your text, joining broken lines into continuous paragraphs. It fixes the most annoying problem with text copied from PDFs and emails - random line breaks that split sentences in the wrong places.
What This Tool Does
PDFs are the biggest culprit. When you copy text from a PDF, every line in the original layout becomes a separate line in your pasted text, even if the sentence continues on the next line. This creates choppy, hard-to-read text. The Remove Line Breaks tool joins these broken lines back together into proper flowing text. You can remove all line breaks for a single continuous paragraph, or preserve paragraph breaks (double line breaks) while removing only single breaks. The result is clean, readable text.
Why Use This Tool
Broken line breaks from PDF copies are one of the most common and frustrating text formatting problems. A paragraph that looks perfect in the PDF becomes a choppy mess when pasted, with sentences splitting at random points. Manually joining these lines is tedious and error-prone - you have to add spaces, remove hyphens, and preserve paragraph breaks. This tool does all of that automatically. It is the fastest way to recover readable text from PDF copies without installing desktop software.
How to Use
- Paste your text with unwanted line breaks into the input box or upload a file.
- Choose whether to remove all line breaks or preserve paragraph breaks.
- Click Remove Line Breaks to process.
- Copy the result or download it.
Common Use Cases
- Fixing text copied from PDF documents with broken lines
- Joining email text that wraps at 80 characters
- Cleaning up text from terminal or console output
- Preparing text for social media posts that need continuous flow
- Fixing copied text from narrow-width web pages or apps
Example
Tips
- Use 'Preserve paragraph breaks' to keep your text structure while fixing broken lines within paragraphs
- Combine with the Text Cleaner if your text also has extra spaces or tab characters
- Works great on text copied from narrow-column layouts like mobile apps or old emails
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I keep paragraph breaks?
Yes. The tool has an option to preserve paragraph breaks (double line breaks) while removing only single line breaks within paragraphs.
Does it add spaces where line breaks are removed?
Yes. When a line break is removed, a space is added to prevent words from merging together.
Is it free?
Yes, completely free. No account or login needed.
Does it work with different line break formats?
Yes. It handles Windows (\r\n), Mac (\r), and Unix (\n) line breaks.
Is my text private?
Yes. Processing happens entirely in your browser. Your text never leaves your device.