About
Format text by wrapping it based on the specified character limit per line and the number of columns. Please note that the alignment is only visible when using fonts that have equal widths, like Courier and Monaco. For best results, use monospaced fonts.
Wrap text to a chosen line width for readable plain text layouts. Control the target width before copying into a fixed width field.
How to use
Set a positive line width and choose the available wrapping options. Apply and inspect long words, indentation, and the final line.
Example
A width of 40 creates shorter lines than a width of 80. Compare both in the editor where the text will be displayed.
FAQ
Will wrapping stay aligned in any app?
Fonts and display settings matter. Use a monospace font for text columns and check that the receiving app preserves inserted line breaks.
A practical task
Choose the destination width first. A terminal note, narrow email field, and printed document need different line lengths. Inspect words near the chosen boundary and keep a version without inserted breaks when later reflow is expected.
Another useful question
Does reducing the width shorten the text?
It changes line layout, not the number of ideas. Use editing or summarization when the actual content needs to become shorter.
Details for interpreting the result
| Detail | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Monospace alignment | In a monospace font, ordinary characters occupy a regular grid. Proportional fonts use different widths, so inserted spaces do not create reliable visual columns. Check display settings before judging padded text. |
| Whitespace characters | An ordinary space, a tab, a nonbreaking space, and a zero width space are different characters. They can look similar or invisible. Choose the exact kind of cleanup instead of treating all blank looking input as equivalent. |
| Tabs and positions | A tab character usually moves to a tab stop in an editor. Replacing it with a fixed number of spaces is a different operation. The visible distance depends on the editor's tab width and the current position. |
| Trimming and content | Trimming removes characters from an edge rather than the middle. Whole text trimming differs from trimming every line. Preserve indentation in code or structured text when it carries meaning. |
| Paragraphs and lines | A manual line break and a paragraph boundary serve different purposes. Export tools can map them differently. Inspect lists, addresses, and intentional blank lines rather than treating every visible break as interchangeable. |
| Line endings | A line break can use LF or CRLF. They look similar in an editor but contain different characters. Byte comparisons and checksums depend on the exact representation, including a final line break. |
