Unwrap Items From Text

Remove surrounding text from list items.

Input
Separation of Items
Use a symbol to separate list items.
Use a regexp to separate list items.
Input Separator. Enter the split character or regexp.
Unwrapping Strings
Left Unwrap. Unwrap this text from the left.
Right Unwrap. Unwrap this text from the right.
Repeat unwrapping until all wrappers are removed.
Output Options
Join Character. Join output list items with this character.
Remove whitespace around list items.
Don't output empty list items.
Output

What this tool is for

Remove surrounding text from list items.

The useful question is not whether the page transformed something, but whether it transformed the right unit in the right way for the next step in your workflow.

How the conversion reshapes the data

Unwrap Items From Text changes the representation of the input so the same information can be used in a different format or workflow. The key question is what structure the destination can preserve and what it has to flatten, rename, or serialize.

List tools usually treat each line or separator-delimited value as a discrete item, so separators and blanks affect the result.

This tool is deterministic: the same input and the same settings produce the same output every time. All processing happens in your browser, so your input stays on your device during the transformation.

Practical situations where it helps

Strip prefixes and suffixes.

Clean templated list items.

Normalize wrapped data.

Examples

Quick before and after

Input
Unwrap Items From Text input:
Email: john.doe@example.com
Status: active

Output
Unwrap Items From Text output:
Email: john.doe@example.com
Status: active

Input expectations and common surprises

Conversion tools are constrained by the destination format. If the source can express nesting, comments, repeated keys, or mixed data types more richly than the target, the output may need to flatten or reinterpret part of the structure.

For deterministic tools, the same input and the same settings should reproduce the same result. If not, the input likely changed in a small but meaningful way.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does conversion only change formatting, or can structure change too?

Structure can change as well. Conversions often have to adapt the source to fit what the destination format can represent.

What if the target format cannot represent everything in the source?

Some tools have to flatten, serialize, or simplify parts of the source structure. Review the output before treating the conversion as lossless.

Will the same input and settings always produce the same output?

Yes. This tool is deterministic, so repeating the same input with the same settings produces the same result.

Does this tool process data in the browser or on a server?

This tool runs locally in your browser, so your input is processed on your device rather than being uploaded for server-side conversion.