Text tool

Convert Tabs to Spaces

Paste text, choose 1–16 spaces per tab, and convert locally without changing line endings.

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Replaces literal tab characters only; all other text and line endings stay unchanged. Maximum 100,000 characters.

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How to use this tool

  1. Paste text up to 100,000 characters.
  2. Choose 1–16 spaces per tab.
  3. Convert and copy the output.

Literal replacement

Every tab character is replaced with the configured number of ordinary spaces. Existing spaces, punctuation, Unicode, and line endings are preserved.

Bounded local text

Input is limited to 100,000 characters and processed in the browser. No text is uploaded.

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Common questions

Are line endings changed?

No. Only literal tab characters are replaced; all other characters and line endings are preserved.