Invisible Zero-Width Character Purger & Detector
Processed in your browser
Detect, reveal, and strip hidden zero-width spaces (ZWSP, ZWNJ, BOM) from pasted text.
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Invisible Characters Found
CLEAN
Text Hygiene
Sanitized & Cleaned Text
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Direct In-Browser Handoff
Text Sanitization & Deduplication Pipeline
Chain this tool with complementary private browser utilities for a complete zero-server workflow:
Helpful Examples
Detect Hidden Space
Find ZWSP in string
helloโworldHow to Use the Invisible Zero-Width Character Purger & Detector
Sanitize strings containing invisible zero-width Unicode characters. Detects Zero-Width Space (U+200B), Zero-Width Non-Joiner (U+200C), Byte Order Mark (U+FEFF), and soft hyphens that break search indexation or code compilers.
Privacy & Data Processing Notice
No user data leaves your browser. Computation is executed entirely on your device. We do not store, view, or transmit your inputs over our network. Your computation remains on your personal machine.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are zero-width characters dangerous in code?
Zero-width characters can cause syntax errors in programming languages and deceive security linters without being visible to human reviewers.
Which characters are stripped?
U+200B (ZWSP), U+200C (ZWNJ), U+200D (ZWJ), U+FEFF (BOM), U+00AD (Soft Hyphen), and U+2060 (Word Joiner).
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