Text Tools — Guides & Articles

• How to Use Special Characters With Verified Unicode Codes

  Published 2026-08-08

  Find and copy special characters by their formal Unicode name and U+ code point, then paste them into documents, HTML, and source code with confidence.

  

• How to Make a Repeating Text Pattern in Canva

  Published 2026-08-08

  Generate numbered text patterns for Canva locally with a {n} template. Use zero-padding, signed steps, and up to 10,000 lines for labels, slides, and stubs.

  

• How to Add Text Box in Canva With Exact-Length Text

  Published 2026-08-08

  Adding a text box in Canva is quick, but filling it with code-point-accurate content is harder. Here are the Canva steps plus a local padding tool.

  

• How to Split a Text File in Half by Lines

  Published 2026-08-08

  Split a text file in half by line count: count your lines, set the chunk size to half, and download two equal parts locally without uploading the source.

  

• How to Check Difference Between Two Text Files

  Published 2026-08-08

  Compare two text files line by line in your browser. Find additions, deletions, and unchanged lines without uploading either side. Up to 500 lines each.

  

• How to Remove Punctuation From a String in Excel

  Published 2026-08-08

  Strip commas, periods, quotes and brackets from any Excel string without losing currency signs or emoji. Browser-based paste-clean-paste workflow with exact…

  

• Swap First and Last Name in Bulk Without Guessing

  Published 2026-08-08

  Swap first and last name across a list. Name Order Swapper detects each line, flips the order, and passes unsplittable names through rather than guessing.

  

• Star Emoji Copy Paste for Instagram: A Practical Guide

  Published 2026-08-08

  Find a star emoji or symbol you can paste into Instagram bios, captions, and comments. 18 verified Unicode stars with code points, searchable by shape.

  

• Check Readability Score in Word the Right Way

  Published 2026-08-08

  Microsoft Word's readability pane reports only two formulas. See how six published readability formulas give a more honest answer and how to run them on any…

  

• How to Remove Special Characters From a Text File Safely

  Published 2026-08-07

  Strip standardized Unicode symbols and punctuation from text files locally. Pick the broad or symbols-only mode and review the exact removed-code-point…