WRITING / TOOL 18
English punctuation tidy
Normalize typographic punctuation and accidental spacing in prose.
Browser-local · No upload · Free
Your workspace
Your result
LOCAL ONLYReady when you are.
A small step from input to done.
Your result will appear here.A QUICK WALKTHROUGH
How to use it
- Paste prose
- choose whether to retain typographic punctuation
- review the result before using it.
TRY THIS EXAMPLE
A result you can check.
Plain ASCII changes “Hello , world !” to “Hello, world!” and replaces curly quotes, em dashes and ellipses with straight quotes, -- and ...
Select Load example, then Run tool. Sample files are generated locally.
What to know
English-oriented spacing rules can alter intentional typography. Do not use this on source code or preformatted text.
Keep an original copy. Review the output before sharing or relying on it. Reset clears this workspace; inputs are not saved by Handyfold.