Line Wrap & Unwrap Tool
Easily wrap long lines of text to a specified character width for better readability, or unwrap formatted text back into a single continuous line.
The Line Wrap & Unwrap Tool is a straightforward utility designed to solve a common text formatting problem: managing line length. In many contexts—from plain text emails and code comments to forum posts and text files—long, unbroken lines of text are difficult to read and can cause layout issues. This tool allows you to automatically insert line breaks at a specified character width, making your text easy to read on any screen. Conversely, it can also unwrap text, removing all line breaks to consolidate a fragmented paragraph into a single, continuous line. As with all our tools, this process is performed securely and instantly within your browser.
How to Use the Tool
- Input Your Text: Paste your text into the "Your Text" input area on the left.
- Choose an Action: Select either "Wrap Lines" or "Unwrap to single line" from the dropdown menu.
- Set Wrap Width (if applicable): If you chose to wrap lines, enter your desired maximum line length in the "Wrap at Width" field. A standard value is often 72 or 80 characters.
- Process: Click the "Process Text" button. The result will instantly appear in the right-hand output box.
- Copy Result: Use the copy icon to grab the newly formatted text.
Common Use Cases
- Email Formatting: Ensure your plain text emails are readable in clients that don't automatically wrap lines.
- Code Comments: Keep comments in your source code neat and within your team's style guidelines for line length.
- Git Commit Messages: Format commit messages with a summary line and a body wrapped to around 72 characters, a widely-followed best practice.
- Plain Text Documents: Improve the readability of `.txt` files or other plain text documents.
- Cleaning Data: Unwrap text that has been copied with awkward or unnecessary line breaks, consolidating it for easier processing.