Unwrap Items from Text
Remove text from the left and right sides of all list items. Runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
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Output
The result appears here as you type.
How to use Unwrap Items from Text
- 1. Paste your list. Enter your wrapped items into the input pane, one per line, keeping whatever text currently surrounds each value.
- 2. Enter the left and right text to remove. Type the text at the start of each item in Left text to remove and the text at the end in Right text to remove, such as matching brackets or tags.
- 3. Copy the unwrapped list. The output pane shows every item with the specified left and right text stripped off. Copy the plain values wherever the bare content is needed.
When to use Unwrap Items from Text
Unwrap Items from Text removes matching text from both the start and end of every item in a list. Use Unwrap Items from Text whenever items came wrapped in brackets, tags or other surrounding characters that need to come off.
- Extracting values from bracketed array notation. A list of items pasted from code looks like '[value]' on every line, and stripping the leading and trailing bracket from each line leaves just the value.
- Removing HTML tags from a list of terms. A list copied out of an HTML page still has opening and closing tag characters attached to every item, and unwrapping strips them to leave the plain term.
- Stripping parentheses from a list of references. A list of footnote or citation markers looks like '(1)', '(2)' and so on, and removing the surrounding parentheses gives you the bare numbers.
- Cleaning template placeholders back to plain names. A list of variable names still has the double curly brace wrapper from a template file, and unwrapping them recovers the plain variable names underneath.
Examples
Remove brackets from items
Input
[one] [two]
Output
one two
About the Unwrap Items from Text tool
Unwrap Items from Text is a free online tool that works entirely inside your web browser. Remove text from the left and right sides of all list items. Because the processing happens on your own device, nothing you enter is uploaded, logged or stored anywhere.
This page is one of 114 List utilities on EditSafely. Each one does a single job well, and all of them follow the same rule: your input stays on your machine.
You can shape the output with 2 settings, including Left text to remove and Right text to remove, and the result refreshes the moment you change one. A worked example further down the page shows exactly what the tool produces for a real input.
Because nothing leaves your device, the tool is suitable for sensitive content such as internal documents, credentials or customer data. It also responds instantly, since every keystroke is handled on your own machine rather than by a remote API.
Frequently asked questions
Does Unwrap Items from Text cost anything?
Yes, it is completely free. All 2,658 tools on EditSafely work without an account, a subscription or usage limits.
Is it safe to paste sensitive or confidential data?
No data leaves your device. The whole tool is JavaScript that runs inside your browser tab, so there is no upload, no server-side processing and no log of what you did. If you disconnect from the internet after the page loads, it keeps working.
How much text can I process at once?
There is no fixed limit. Because the work happens on your own device rather than on a shared server, the practical ceiling is your machine's memory, which comfortably handles inputs far larger than typical online tools allow.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
Nothing to install and no account needed. Open the page in any up-to-date browser, including on a phone or tablet, and the tool is ready.
How do I use the result?
The output panel has a one-click copy button, and you can keep refining the input while you work; the result updates in place as you type.