How do I split by character count instead?

Look for an 'every N characters' or chunk mode in the options. It's the right move for SMS segmentation at 160 characters, Twitter threads at 280 each, and any fixed-width format where length matters more than content.

What about quoted fields like in CSV?

A naive split blows apart on commas inside quotes, so 'Smith, John' explodes into two pieces. Reach for a real CSV parser when quoted commas matter. Simple splitters assume the delimiter never appears inside a quoted value.

Can I split by a regex pattern?

Some tools support regex as the delimiter, which is powerful for messy separators like runs of whitespace or mixed delimiter characters. Most basic splitters stick to literal string delimiters, so check the options first if you need regex.

What happens with empty results from trailing delimiters?

The string 'a,b,c,' produces four items where the last is empty. Some tools include those phantom entries while others skip them, and most expose a toggle so you can pick. Match the behavior to whatever your downstream code expects.

Can I trim whitespace from each piece?

Most tools include a trim option. Input like ' apple , banana ' cleans up to 'apple' and 'banana', which prevents the bug where ' apple ' fails to compare equal to 'apple' even though they look the same.

Does it accept multi-character delimiters?

Yes, most splitters take any string as the delimiter rather than just a single character. Triple pipes, custom markers like ' ', and longer separator sequences all work as expected.

Is the data sent anywhere?

No. Splitting runs as plain JavaScript text manipulation in your browser, so the input never leaves your device.

Split Text

Split text by any delimiter online into separate lines or segments. Free text splitter for breaking apart CSV, lists, and strings.

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Delimiter

Trim partsRemove empty

Input Text

Split Output (one per line)

About Split Text

Split text into separate lines by a delimiter. Perfect for converting comma-separated lists, CSV data, or any delimited text into individual lines.

How to Use Split Text

Paste the text to split

Drop in either single-line or multi-line content holding the items you want to separate.

Pick a delimiter

Comma, pipe, semicolon, or a custom string. Switch to fixed-length mode when you want chunks of an exact size instead of content-aware splitting.

Configure the options

Toggle whitespace trimming, decide whether to skip empty entries, and choose the output format such as newline-delimited or JSON array.

Copy the result

The multi-line output drops cleanly into lists, code, spreadsheets, or whatever data pipeline comes next.

When to Use Split Text

Turning a single line into a clean list

That comma-separated string sitting in one CSV cell or pasted from a spreadsheet becomes a proper multi-line list with one item per row. The tool accepts whatever separator your data uses, whether that's a comma, pipe, semicolon, or some custom marker you invented yourself.

Pulling structured data out of strings

API responses, log lines, and config values often arrive as packed delimited strings. Splitting them gives you something you can actually loop over or paste into a database. Developers and analysts reach for this constantly when extracting records from raw text dumps.

Breaking text into fixed-size chunks

Sometimes you need pieces of an exact length, like 160-character SMS segments, 280-character tweet thread parts, or fixed-width log entries. Set a chunk size and the tool slices accordingly, ignoring word boundaries when the goal is byte precision.

Quick sanity checks while coding

Before writing the split logic in your own code, paste a sample here to see exactly how the boundaries fall. It catches edge cases like trailing delimiters or unexpected whitespace before they bite you in production.

Split Text Examples

Comma-separated input

Input

apple,banana,cherry,date

Output

apple\nbanana\ncherry\ndate (each on own line)

Classic CSV-style split. The tool spots commas, breaks them out, and gives you a clean newline-separated list ready for further processing.

Pipe-delimited key-value pairs

Input

key1=value1|key2=value2|key3=value3

Output

key1=value1\nkey2=value2\nkey3=value3

Pipes work just as well as commas. Pick whatever character your data actually uses, including multi-character markers if needed.

Splitting by character count

Input

Long text, split every 80 characters

Output

80-char chunks, each on its own line, ideal for line-wrapping, SMS-length pieces, or fixed-format outputs.

Length mode ignores content and just slices every N characters. Handy when you're feeding something with a strict per-line budget.

Tips & Best Practices for Split Text

1.Eyeball the input before picking a delimiter. Sometimes what looks like a comma is actually a semicolon or a tab from copy-paste, and the wrong choice produces nonsense output.
2.Trailing delimiters create phantom empty entries. The string 'a,b,c,' splits into four items where the last is blank, so toggle 'skip empty' when you don't want those.
3.Whitespace around items often hides bugs. Items like ' apple ' versus 'apple' compare unequal even though they look identical, so enable trimming if downstream code is picky.
4.Chain operations together. Split followed by sort gives you an alphabetized list, while split plus dedupe collapses repeats. Pipelines like that solve real cleanup tasks fast.
5.Quoted CSV fields trip up naive splitters. A name field containing 'Smith, John' will explode into two pieces, so use a real CSV parser when quotes matter.
6.The reverse operation is joining lines back together with a delimiter. Split and join are complements, and most workflows eventually need both directions.

Frequently Asked Questions

All the usual suspects work, including comma, pipe, semicolon, tab, space, and newline. Custom strings are fair game too, so anything you type in becomes the splitter. Match the delimiter to whatever your source data actually uses.

Split Text

About Split Text

How to Use Split Text

Paste the text to split

Pick a delimiter

Configure the options

Copy the result

When to Use Split Text

Turning a single line into a clean list

Pulling structured data out of strings

Breaking text into fixed-size chunks

Quick sanity checks while coding

Split Text Examples

Comma-separated input

Pipe-delimited key-value pairs

Splitting by character count

Tips & Best Practices for Split Text

Frequently Asked Questions

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