Text cleanup
Em dash remover
AI drafts love em dashes. Swap them for hyphens, commas, or strip them entirely.
Processed in your browser — nothing is uploaded
Finds U+2014 and U+2013 and replaces them with the option you pick.
Last reviewed 2026-09-10.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Does it touch hyphens?
No. ASCII hyphens stay. Only em and en dashes are replaced.
Comma option?
Useful when the dash was acting as a parenthesis.
Does my text leave the browser?
No. The em dash remover runs in JavaScript on this page. Your paste is not uploaded.
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