Invisible Character Detector

Find and remove hidden, invisible, and zero-width characters from text. Detect BOM, ZWSP, soft hyphens, and more.

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About This Tool

Detect and remove invisible, hidden, and zero-width characters from text. These characters are often copied from websites, PDFs, or word processors and can cause bugs in code, break formatting, or affect text comparison. Detects 30+ types including Zero Width Space, BOM, soft hyphens, and various Unicode spaces.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are invisible characters?

Invisible characters are Unicode code points that have no visible glyph but can affect text behavior. Common examples include Zero Width Space (U+200B), BOM (U+FEFF), and Soft Hyphen (U+00AD).

Why should I remove them?

Invisible characters can cause bugs in code, break string comparisons, affect database searches, and create formatting issues. They are particularly problematic when copying text from web pages or documents.

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