Remove First Characters Of Each Line Online

Remove a specified number of characters from the beginning of each line with our First Characters Remover tool. Perfect for cleaning up text formatting and removing unwanted prefixes.

Removal Options

Result:

Characters: 0

Words: 0

Lines: 0

How to Use

  1. Enter or paste your text in the input area
  2. Set your removal options:
    • Specify how many characters to remove
    • Choose whether to preserve empty lines
    • Enable skipping of short lines if needed
    • Configure space trimming preferences
  3. Click "Remove Characters" to process your text
  4. Use "Copy to Clipboard" to save the result

Common Uses

  • Data Cleaning - Remove unwanted prefixes from data
  • Code Formatting - Remove indentation or line numbers
  • Text Processing - Clean up formatted text
  • List Formatting - Remove bullet points or numbers
  • Log Processing - Remove timestamps or prefixes

Options Explained

  • Character Count - Number of characters to remove from line start
  • Preserve Empty Lines - Keep blank lines in the output
  • Skip Short Lines - Don't modify lines shorter than removal count
  • Trim Spaces - Remove extra spaces after character removal

Tips and Tricks

  • Use line count to verify all lines are processed
  • Enable skip short lines to protect important content
  • Combine with other text tools for complex formatting
  • Use preserve empty lines for maintaining text structure
  • Enable space trimming for cleaner output

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