Wrap Text Around Items
Add text on 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 Wrap Text Around Items
- 1. Paste your list. Enter your items into the input pane, one per line. Any list you want to surround with the same text on both sides works here.
- 2. Enter the left and right text. Type what goes before each item in Left text and what goes after it in Right text, such as an opening and closing bracket, tag or symbol.
- 3. Decide whether to skip empty items. Turn on Skip empty list items so blank lines are left untouched instead of getting wrapped with your left and right text as well.
- 4. Copy the wrapped list. The output pane shows every item surrounded by your chosen text on both sides. Copy the wrapped result into your code, markup or document.
When to use Wrap Text Around Items
Wrap Text Around Items adds custom text to both the left and right side of every item in a list. Reach for Wrap Text Around Items when each entry needs to be enclosed the same way, like in brackets or tags.
- Wrapping items in square brackets for an array. A list of values needs to look like array elements written as '[value]' for a documentation example, which setting both left and right text to a bracket produces.
- Surrounding words with HTML tags. A list of terms needs each one wrapped in an opening and closing tag, such as bold or emphasis markup, before pasting into an HTML document.
- Adding parentheses around footnote references. A list of citation numbers needs to appear as '(1)', '(2)' and so on in a document, which wrapping with an opening and closing parenthesis creates directly.
- Marking items with custom delimiters for a template. A templating system expects each variable name wrapped in double curly braces, and wrapping the list with that left and right text prepares it for the template file.
Examples
Wrap items in brackets
Input
one two
Output
[one] [two]
About the Wrap Text Around Items tool
Wrap Text Around Items is a free online tool that works entirely inside your web browser. Add text on 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 3 settings, including Left text, Right text and Skip empty list items, 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 Wrap Text Around Items 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.