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Remove Symbols from Around Words

Quickly remove patterns appearing before and after each word in text

Key Facts

Category
Text Processing
Input Types
textarea, select, text, checkbox
Output Type
text
Sample Coverage
4
API Ready
Yes

Overview

Clean your text effortlessly by stripping unwanted symbols, brackets, or quotes from the beginning and end of words with this efficient text processing utility.

When to Use

  • •Cleaning up raw data exports that contain messy formatting or surrounding punctuation.
  • •Preparing text for programming or data analysis by removing unwanted delimiters.
  • •Standardizing lists or logs that have inconsistent character wrapping around entries.

How It Works

  • •Paste your text into the input area.
  • •Select the type of symbols you wish to remove, such as asterisks, brackets, or quotes.
  • •Optionally define custom symbols or enable multiple occurrence removal.
  • •Click process to generate your cleaned, symbol-free text instantly.

Use Cases

Cleaning CSV or log data that includes unwanted quotes or brackets around values.
Formatting lists of keywords or tags that were exported with markdown-style asterisks.
Normalizing text inputs for database ingestion by removing non-word character noise.

Examples

1. Clean Markdown-formatted List

Content Editor
Background
I have a list of keywords exported from a document where every item is wrapped in asterisks like *keyword*.
Problem
I need to remove the asterisks to use the list in a clean format.
How to Use
Paste the list into the input, select 'Asterisks (*)' as the remove type, and click process.
Example Config
removeType: asterisks, removeMultiple: true
Outcome
The list is converted to plain text without any surrounding asterisks.

2. Sanitize Log File Data

System Administrator
Background
My server logs contain bracketed IDs like [12345] that I need to extract for a report.
Problem
The brackets are preventing me from using the IDs directly in my spreadsheet.
How to Use
Paste the log entries, select 'Brackets ([{()}])' from the remove type menu, and process the text.
Example Config
removeType: brackets
Outcome
All IDs are returned as clean numbers, ready for copy-pasting into a spreadsheet.

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FAQ

Can I remove custom symbols?

Yes, select the 'Custom Symbols' option and enter the specific characters you want to strip in the provided field.

Does this tool handle multiple symbols at once?

Yes, by enabling 'Remove Multiple Occurrences', the tool will strip consecutive symbols surrounding your words.

Is the symbol removal case-sensitive?

You can toggle the 'Case Sensitive' option to determine if symbol matching should respect character casing.

Will this tool affect the words themselves?

No, the tool is designed to only target symbols at the boundaries of words, leaving the internal characters untouched.

Is there a limit to the amount of text I can process?

The tool is designed for standard text blocks; simply paste your content and process it in one go.

API Documentation

Request Endpoint

POST /en/api/tools/text-remove-symbols-words

Request Parameters

Parameter Name Type Required Description
textInput textarea Yes -
removeType select Yes -
customSymbols text No -
caseSensitive checkbox No -
removeMultiple checkbox No -

Response Format

{
  "result": "Processed text content",
  "error": "Error message (optional)",
  "message": "Notification message (optional)",
  "metadata": {
    "key": "value"
  }
}
Text: Text

AI MCP Documentation

Add this tool to your MCP server configuration: 

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-text-remove-symbols-words": {
      "name": "text-remove-symbols-words",
      "description": "Quickly remove patterns appearing before and after each word in text",
      "baseUrl": "https://elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=text-remove-symbols-words",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

You can chain multiple tools, e.g.: `https://elysiatools.com/mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp`, max 20 tools.

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