What does 'preserve paragraph breaks' do?

When enabled, blank lines (double line breaks) are kept as paragraph separators, but single line breaks within a paragraph are removed.

Can I replace line breaks with a custom character?

Yes. Choose 'Custom' from the Replace With dropdown and enter any character or string.

When would I use this tool?

Common uses: cleaning up copy-pasted PDF text, joining word-wrapped lines from emails, preparing text for a single-line API input.

Remove Line Breaks —Join Lines of Text Online Free

Replace with: Keep paragraph breaks

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    <h2 class="ds-seo-section__title">What is Remove Line Breaks?</h2>
    <p>Remove Line Breaks tool joins lines of text into a single continuous paragraph by stripping individual line breaks while optionally preserving blank lines as paragraph separators.</p>
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  <section class="ds-seo-section"><h2 class="ds-seo-section__title">How to Use Remove Line Breaks</h2><ol><li>Paste your text into the input box.</li><li>Choose what to replace line breaks with (space, nothing, comma, or custom).</li><li>Toggle "Keep paragraph breaks" to preserve blank-line separators.</li><li>Click Remove Line Breaks and copy or use the result.</li></ol></section>
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  <details class="ds-seo-more"><summary class="ds-seo-more__toggle"><span>Learn More</span><span class="ds-seo-more__arrow">▾</span></summary><div class="ds-seo-more__body"><details class="ds-seo-collapse"><summary>Common Use Cases</summary><div class="ds-seo-collapse__body"><ul><li>Clean up text copied from PDFs that wraps every line</li><li>Join word-wrapped email text into readable paragraphs</li><li>Prepare multi-line text for a single-line database field</li><li>Convert a list of lines into a comma-separated list</li></ul></div></details><details class="ds-seo-collapse"><summary>Frequently Asked Questions</summary><div class="ds-seo-collapse__body"><div class="ds-seo-faq-item"><strong>Is my text sent to a server?</strong><p>No. Everything runs in your browser. Your text never leaves your device.</p></div><div class="ds-seo-faq-item"><strong>What does 'Keep paragraph breaks' do?</strong><p>When enabled, double line breaks (blank lines) are preserved as paragraph separators, while single line breaks within paragraphs are removed.</p></div></div></details></div></details>
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