Normalize Whitespace in OCR Text
OCR software often introduces irregular spaces, double spaces between words, and inconsistent line spacing. Paste OCR output here to normalize the whitespace.
How to do this
Copy your OCR text
Paste into the input
Run normalization
Copy the corrected text
Paste text below and run the tool. Everything runs locally in your browser. No data is stored.
Normalize Whitespace
Normalize all types of whitespace including tabs, multiple spaces, and non-breaking space characters into clean single spaces. Trims leading and trailing whitespace.
Example
Input
Hello world here we go
Output
Hello world here we go
How Normalize Whitespace Works
Normalize all types of whitespace including tabs, multiple spaces, and non-breaking space characters into clean single spaces. Trims leading and trailing whitespace.
This tool runs entirely in your browser — no data is sent to any server. Paste your text, click Run, and get your result instantly. You can also chain this tool with others using the pipeline feature: run Normalize Whitespace, then continue with a related tool to build a multi-step text workflow.
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Example: Normalize Whitespace in OCR Text
Input
The quick brown fox j umped over the lazy dog.
Output
The quick brown fox j umped over the lazy dog.
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