Em Dash Remover
Replace or remove em dashes (—) and en dashes (–) from text. Convert to hyphens, spaces, or remove entirely.
About the Em Dash Remover
Our free online em dash remover lets you replace or remove em dashes (—) and en dashes (–) from your text. Choose to convert them to regular hyphens, replace with spaces, or remove them entirely. Perfect for cleaning up text copied from word processors, normalizing punctuation for web publishing, or preparing content for platforms that only support standard ASCII characters.
Features
- Replace em dashes with hyphens
- Replace en dashes with hyphens
- Replace with spaces option
- Real-time results as you type
- 100% private — browser-only processing
- Remove em and en dashes; ordinary hyphens remain
How to use this tool
The Em Dash Remover works right in your browser — no signup, no installation. Follow these steps:
- Paste or type text containing em dashes or en dashes into the input area.
- Choose your preferred mode: Replace with Hyphen, Replace with Space, or Remove All.
- View the cleaned output instantly below.
- Click Copy to save the result to your clipboard.
Frequently asked questions
Which characters change?
Only em dashes (—) and en dashes (–). Regular hyphens (-) remain unchanged.
Does replacing with spaces tidy surrounding whitespace?
No. Each dash becomes one space. Use a whitespace cleaner afterwards if the original text already has spaces around the dash.
Using the results
Bulk text edits that would take ages by hand happen in one step with the Em Dash Remover. It applies your changes the moment you make them, entirely in the browser, so your content stays on your device and the result is ready to copy immediately.