Replace Consonants in Text
Substitute every consonant with a character of your choice. 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 Replace Consonants in Text
- 1. Paste the text to mask. Paste or type the word or sentence you want masked into the input pane. Replace Consonants in Text leaves every vowel untouched and marks the rest for replacement.
- 2. Choose the replacement character. Type the character or string you want in place of each consonant into Replace consonants with. A single asterisk keeps the word's length and vowel pattern visible while hiding the rest.
- 3. Copy the masked result. Click copy on the output pane and use the masked text in a hangman-style puzzle, a redacted note or anywhere you need the consonants hidden but the vowel shape kept.
When to use Replace Consonants in Text
Replace Consonants in Text swaps out every consonant for a character you pick, leaving only the vowels visible in their original positions. It's a quick way to build a partial-reveal puzzle or mask a word without hiding its overall shape.
- Building a hangman-style puzzle. Masking consonants with asterisks while leaving vowels visible gives players a partial clue, similar to a hangman board that has already revealed a handful of the easy letters up front.
- Redacting a name in a document. Replacing consonants with a symbol hides a name's identity while keeping its vowel rhythm recognizable, useful for a mock document or an anonymized example in a tutorial.
- Designing a word-guessing game. A trivia or word game can show players the vowel skeleton of an answer first, then reveal consonants one at a time as hints are used up.
- Creating a stylized visual effect. Swapping consonants for a repeated symbol like a dot or dash produces a distinctive visual texture useful for display text or an ASCII-art style heading on a poster.
Examples
Mask consonants
Input
hello
Output
*e**o
About the Replace Consonants in Text tool
Replace Consonants in Text does its work locally, right in the browser. Substitute every consonant with a character of your choice. 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 the Replace consonants with setting, and the result refreshes the moment you change it. 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 Replace Consonants in 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.