# Unfake Text Quickly convert fake text containing fake characters to regular text > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-unfaker - **Category:** Text Processing - **Keywords:** text, unfake, normalize, clean, homoglyph, text unfaker ## Overview Unfake Text is a specialized utility designed to sanitize digital content by identifying and converting homoglyphs, invisible Unicode characters, and irregular whitespace into standard, readable text. ## Inputs - **Text Input** (textarea): Enter fake text to normalize... - **Cleanup Mode** (select) - **Remove Invisible Unicode Characters** (checkbox) - **Normalize Whitespace Characters** (checkbox) - **Preserve Unknown Characters (don't change unrecognized ones)** (checkbox) ## When to use - When you encounter text that looks correct but fails validation or search queries due to hidden characters. - When cleaning data scraped from websites that use homoglyphs to bypass simple filters. - When preparing documents for professional use by removing non-standard spacing and invisible formatting artifacts. ## How it works - Paste your text into the input field. - Select your preferred cleanup mode, such as Homoglyph Normalization or Aggressive Cleanup. - Toggle specific settings to remove invisible Unicode characters or normalize whitespace. - Click the process button to generate clean, standard text output. ## Use cases - Standardizing user-submitted form data to prevent database injection or display issues. - Cleaning up copy-pasted text from PDFs or web pages that contain hidden formatting characters. - Normalizing text for programming or scripting tasks where hidden characters cause syntax errors. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is a homoglyph? A homoglyph is a character that looks visually identical or very similar to another character but has a different Unicode value, often used to spoof text. ### Does this tool delete my original text? No, the tool processes your input and provides a clean version; your original text remains unchanged in the input field. ### What does 'Aggressive Cleanup' do? Aggressive Cleanup applies all available normalization methods simultaneously to ensure the highest level of text standardization. ### Can I keep unknown characters? Yes, by enabling the 'Preserve Unknown Characters' option, the tool will ignore characters it does not recognize rather than removing them. ### Is my data stored on your servers? No, all text processing is performed locally in your browser to ensure your data remains private and secure. ## Related tools - [Remove All Empty Lines](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/text-empty-lines-remover): Quickly delete all blank lines from text - [Markdown to Plain Text](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/markdown-to-plain-text): Convert Markdown formatted text to plain text by removing all Markdown syntax and formatting - [Chinese Character Extractor (汉字提取器)](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/chinese-character-extractor): Extract all Chinese characters from text, filtering out punctuation and English letters, numbers, and non-Chinese symbols - [Empty Line Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/empty-line-remover): Remove all empty lines from text (lines with no content) - [Line Number Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/line-number-remover): Remove line numbers from text or code with intelligent pattern recognition - [Non-Alphanumeric Cleaner](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/non-alphanumeric-cleaner): Remove all non-alphanumeric special characters from text with flexible preservation options - [Prefix Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/prefix-remover): Remove common prefixes from each line with intelligent detection and customizable options - [Suffix Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/suffix-remover): Remove common suffixes from each line with intelligent detection and customizable options ## Samples - [Text with Emoji Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-with-emoji-samples): Mixed language text containing various Unicode emojis for testing emoji extraction - [Duplicate Line Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-duplicate-line-samples): Sample files with various types of duplicate lines for testing duplicate removal tools - [Special Characters Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/text-special-characters-samples): Sample text files with various special characters, punctuation, and symbols for testing non-alphanumeric character removal - [Android File Operations Java Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/android-file-operations-java): Android Java file operations examples including text file read/write, file copy/move, directory traversal, and file validation