Invisible Character Inspector

Find the characters you can’t see. Inspect first, then choose what to remove.

Invisible character inspector

Reveal spaces, controls, and formatting characters. Choose exactly which types to remove.

Source text

Marked text

Copied⟦U+00A0⟧text with a zero⟦U+200B⟧width space.⟦U+000A⟧
Keep emoji intact: 👩⟦U+200D⟧💻 and ❤⟦U+FE0F⟧.⟦U+000A⟧
Mixed directions: ⟦U+2067⟧مرحبا⟦U+2069⟧

93 code points8 marked characters7 distinct types

Brackets reveal a character’s code point. Tabs and line breaks are included; regular spaces are not marked. Hidden or formatting characters can be meaningful and are not a verdict about safety.

Choose removals

All characters are preserved until selected. A selection removes every occurrence of that code point.

U+00A0 NO-BREAK SPACESpacing / blank · 1 occurrence

Removing this character can join words or change spacing. Deletion does not replace it with a regular space.

Positions: 7

U+200B ZERO WIDTH SPACEBreak control · 1 occurrence

This can control word wrapping or hyphenation. Remove only when it is unwanted in this text.

Positions: 24

U+000A LINE FEEDLayout whitespace · 2 occurrences

Removing tabs or line separators changes indentation, rows, or paragraphs.

Positions: 37, 68

U+200D ZERO WIDTH JOINERJoining control · 1 occurrence

This can change emoji sequences, letter joining, or spelling in some scripts. Preserve unless you intend that change.

Positions: 58

U+FE0F VARIATION SELECTOR-16Variation selector · 1 occurrence

This can choose an emoji, text, or script-specific glyph variant. Removing it can change the displayed character.

Positions: 66

U+2067 RIGHT-TO-LEFT ISOLATEWriting direction · 1 occurrence

This controls mixed left-to-right and right-to-left layout. Removing one side of a pair can change the remaining text's direction.

Positions: 87

U+2069 POP DIRECTIONAL ISOLATEWriting direction · 1 occurrence

This controls mixed left-to-right and right-to-left layout. Removing one side of a pair can change the remaining text's direction.

Positions: 93

Removal preview

Original text preserved. No characters selected for removal.

Copied text with a zerowidth space.
Keep emoji intact: 👩‍💻 and ❤️.
Mixed directions: ⁧مرحبا⁩

This is exact deletion, with no trimming, normalization, or replacement spaces. Review the result before copying it.

Character positions8 occurrences

Positions and columns count Unicode code points from 1, not visible glyphs. UTF-16 offsets start at 0. CRLF counts as one line break.

Code point	Position	Line	Column	UTF-16 offset
U+00A0	7	1	7	6
U+200B	24	1	24	23
U+000A	37	1	37	36
U+200D	58	2	21	58
U+FE0F	66	2	29	67
U+000A	68	2	31	69
U+2067	87	3	19	88
U+2069	93	3	25	94

Coverage includes common unusual spaces, control characters, Unicode formatting and default-ignorable code points. Generic labels are used where a name is not listed. Browser Unicode versions and fonts can differ; visible accents are not marked.

Learn how to inspect and remove characters carefully, or browse the Unicode character reference.

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Questions

Are invisible characters always unwanted?

No. Joiners, variation selectors and directional controls can affect emoji or writing systems. Inspect their purpose before selecting them for removal.

Does this change my original text?

No. The original stays in the input. A separate preview removes only the character types you select.

Why do positions differ from another editor?

This inspector counts Unicode code points from one. Editors may instead count UTF-16 units or visible characters; emoji and combining sequences make those counts differ.