Erase Letters from Words
Blank out chosen letters while keeping the word shape intact. 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 Erase Letters from Words
- 1. Paste the text to mask. Paste the passage you want partially hidden into the input pane, keeping the overall word lengths and spacing visible in the result.
- 2. Choose characters and blank fill. Type the letters to hide into Characters to erase, and set Replace with to the character, often a space, that fills each erased letter's spot.
- 3. Copy the masked text. Copy the result from the output pane, where targeted letters are blanked but word shapes are preserved, and paste it wherever that partial masking is useful.
When to use Erase Letters from Words
Erase Letters from Words blanks out chosen letters while keeping the word shape intact, unlike simply deleting them and closing the gap. Use Erase Letters from Words when a masked word still needs to show its original length, like a word-guessing game.
- Building a hangman-style word puzzle. A word guessing game shows blanks in place of letters while keeping the word's length visible, and erasing specific letters here generates that puzzle display directly.
- Redacting specific letters while keeping layout. A document needs certain letters hidden for a reveal exercise, but the overall spacing and word count must stay recognizable, which this preserves while masking.
- Creating a fill-in-the-blank vocabulary exercise. A language learning worksheet blanks out vowels or key letters in vocabulary words, and this produces that masked version while keeping each word's shape intact.
Examples
Erase the l's
Input
hello
Output
he o
About the Erase Letters from Words tool
Erase Letters from Words does its work locally, right in the browser. Blank out chosen letters while keeping the word shape intact. There is no upload step, no queue and no account, and your data never travels over the network.
It belongs to the Text Tools collection on EditSafely, a set of 211 small, focused Text utilities that share the same instant, private workspace.
You can shape the output with 2 settings, including Characters to erase and Replace with, 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.
Running locally also makes the tool fast and dependable: results appear as you type or drop a file, there is no server outage that can take it down mid-task, and confidential data can be processed without a second thought.
Frequently asked questions
Does Erase Letters from Words 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.