Remove Symbols (Except Letters and Numbers)

📌 Detailed Description of the Tool: “Remove Non-Alphanumeric Symbols”

This tool is designed to remove non-alphanumeric symbols from your text, meaning anything that is not a letter or a digit. Depending on the selected mode, you can choose to keep spaces, underscores, parentheses, hyphens, or even define a custom set of symbols to retain. This makes it an ideal tool for text formatting, data cleaning, and structured content processing.

🧐 Key Features & How It Works

1⃣ Input Section

• Users can enter or paste their text into the input text area.
• Several convenient buttons enhance usability:
  • Paste from Clipboard – Instantly pastes copied text.
  • Import from .txt – Uploads a .txt file for text processing.
  • Clear Input – Clears the content in the input area.
  • See Examples – Loads example text for testing.

2⃣ Options Section – Custom Symbol Removal Modes

Users can choose how symbols are removed with the following options:

🔹 Option 1: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric Characters

• What it does: Removes all symbols except letters and digits.
• Ideal for fully stripping special characters.

🔹 Option 2: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric but Keep Spaces

• What it does: Retains spaces while removing all other symbols.
• Useful for maintaining word separation.

🔹 Option 3: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric but Keep Spaces and Underscores

• What it does: Retains spaces and underscores while removing all other symbols.
• Great for filenames or structured text.

🔹 Option 4: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric but Keep Basic Punctuation

• What it does: Retains only basic punctuation (.,!?), removing all other symbols.
• Useful for preserving sentence structure.

🔹 Option 5: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric but Keep Parentheses

• What it does: Retains parentheses while removing other symbols.
• Great for cleaning structured text while keeping parenthetical expressions.

🔹 Option 6: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric but Keep Hyphens and Apostrophes

• What it does: Retains hyphens and apostrophes while stripping out other symbols.
• Perfect for preserving contractions and hyphenated words.

🔹 Option 7: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric but Keep Non-ASCII Letters

• What it does: Retains letters from various languages (é, ñ, ü, etc.), digits, and line breaks.
• Great for keeping international text intact.

🔹 Option 8: Remove All Non-Alphanumeric but Keep a Custom Set

• What it does: Allows users to define symbols to keep (e.g., underscores, dashes, parentheses).
• Provides fine-tuned control over text cleaning.

3⃣ Process Button

• Clicking the “Process Text” button applies the selected symbol removal mode to the input text.
• The cleaned-up text appears in the output section.

4⃣ Output Section

• Displays the cleaned text after processing.
• Includes useful buttons:
  • Copy Output – Copies the cleaned text to the clipboard.
  • Download Output – Saves the cleaned text as a .txt file.
  • Clear Output – Removes text from the output area.
  • Append to Input – Moves the cleaned text back into the input field for further processing.

5⃣ Example Demonstrations

• Each example includes:
  • ✅ A Before & After comparison to illustrate the transformation.
  • ✅ A “Try This Example” button to instantly load and process the example.

🚀 Why Use This Tool?

• ✅ Removes unwanted symbols for clean and structured text.
• ✅ Enhances readability by eliminating unnecessary characters.
• ✅ Saves time by automating text cleanup.
• ✅ Provides flexible options to suit different text-cleaning needs.

This tool is completely free and runs entirely in your browser without requiring installation or external APIs. 🚀