Remove Text in Parentheses
Delete balanced parenthesized spans from plain text in your browser, including their parentheses.
Enter text to remove recognized parenthesized spans locally.
A QUICK WALKTHROUGH
How to use this tool
- Enter up to 100,000 characters.
- Remove recognized parenthesized spans locally.
- Review and copy or download the plain-text result.
Defined parenthesis scope
Recognizes ASCII parentheses (), fullwidth parentheses （）, and CJK presentation forms ︵︶. Other brackets such as [], {}, and angle brackets remain unchanged.
Nested and unmatched input
Nested recognized parentheses are removed as one outer span. An unmatched opening parenthesis removes from that character through the end of the input; an unmatched closing parenthesis is removed by itself. Text outside removed spans, including whitespace and line breaks, remains unchanged.
Local and bounded
Input is limited to 100,000 UTF-16 characters. Processing, copying, and downloading stay in this browser.
GOOD TO KNOW
Common questions
Are bracket characters removed?
Only recognized parentheses are removed. Square, curly, and angle brackets remain unchanged.
What happens to nested parentheses?
The complete outer span is removed, including all nested content and recognized parentheses.
What happens to an unmatched opening parenthesis?
It and all following text are treated as one unfinished span and removed through the end.