Remove Punctuation
Remove punctuation and keep letters, digits, and spaces. Useful for word-frequency work, building tags, or turning punctuated sentences into a cleaner word list.
How to use
- Punctuation is removed while letters and digits keep their original order.
- Words can end up touching after removal, so check English output and add spaces where needed.
FAQ
Is Chinese punctuation removed too?
The range depends on the symbol rule; common Chinese and English punctuation is usually removed, but some marks may remain. Check the result and clean up by hand to avoid affecting later counts.
Does removing punctuation change meaning?
Yes. Question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks carry tone and boundaries, so the sentence can become ambiguous. Keep the original for anything you publish and proofread the processed result by hand.