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Keep Characters from Text

Extraction Options:

Characters to keep from start:

How to Use This Tool

  1. Enter Your Text
    • Paste or type any text in the input box
    • Works with single lines or multiple lines of text
  2. Choose Extraction Method
    • Each line: Extract from every line separately
    • Whole text: Extract from the entire text as one
    • Include spaces: Count spaces as characters when checked
  3. Select Which Parts to Keep
    • From start: Keep characters from the beginning
    • From end: Keep characters from the end
    • From both: Keep characters from both start and end
  4. Specify Character Counts
    • Enter how many characters to keep from each side
    • Minimum 1, maximum 100 characters
  5. Get Your Result
    • Copy extracted text with one click
    • Download as .txt file for larger results

Practical Examples

Extracting First and Last Characters

Original text:

ABCDEFG
HIJKLMN
OPQRSTU

Keeping 2 from start and 2 from end:

ABFG
HIMN
OPTU

Getting File Name Without Extension

Filenames:

document.pdf
presentation.pptx
spreadsheet.xlsx

Keeping all but last 4 characters:

document
presentation
spreadsheet