Remove Symbols From Around Words

Remove symbols or characters from around words. Strip decorative or functional markers.

Input
Left and Right CharactersRemove these characters from the left side of each word (one per line)
Remove these characters from the right side of each word (one per line)
Match the character case of the left and right symbols of the words when they are removed.
Original Word Case
If the left-most symbol is uppercase, then after deleting it, make the first letter of the word uppercase, too.
Delete left and right symbols around the words until all characters have been exhausted.
Apostrophes and Hyphens
Remove left-side and right-side symbols from around all parts of apostrophe-separated words.
Remove left-side and right-side symbols from around all parts of hyphen-separated words.
Output

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What happens when you run this tool

Remove symbols or characters from around words. Strip decorative or functional markers.

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.

What changes during conversion

Remove Symbols From Around Words 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.

Whitespace, punctuation, and line breaks often change the result more than people expect, especially in line-based tools.

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

Cleaning wrapped words.

Removing markers.

Text cleanup.

Examples

Quick before and after

Input
*fast* *tools*

Output
fast tools

What to check before blaming the output

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.