Indent text

Client

Indent or dedent multiline paste—clean whitespace first with trim lines.

About Indent text

Indent every line or dedent a shared prefix on pasted code or logs—spaces or tabs, browser-only. The interactive transform on this page runs in your browser tab—Toolcore does not need your paste for the core operation described above.

How to use this page

Paste or type in the main workspace, run the primary action from the toolbar, then copy or download the result. Use Load example when the page offers it, or URL prefill (?q= / ?qb=) so agents and tickets open the same input.

Nearby workflows on Toolcore

  • Trim lines — Strip leading and trailing whitespace on each line—optionally remove empty lines locally. for the next text or markup step in your edit loop.
  • Add line numbers — Prefix or suffix line numbers on pasted code or logs—custom start index, browser-only. for the next text or markup step in your edit loop.
  • Wrap text — Hard-wrap paragraphs at a fixed column width for READMEs, commits, or terminal paste. for the next text or markup step in your edit loop.
  • Sort lines alphabetically — Locale-aware A→Z / Z→A line sorts plus reverse—optional trim or case folding, browser-only. for the next text or markup step in your edit loop.

Common use cases

  • Re-indent a snippet before pasting into a markdown code fence.
  • Remove shared leading spaces copied from an IDE selection.
  • Prepare YAML-adjacent text after trimming outer wrapper lines.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Dedenting Python or YAML

    Structure may depend on indentation—verify semantics after dedent.

  • Mixing tabs and spaces

    Dedent only removes exact matching prefix spaces on each line.

FAQ

Add line numbers?

Use the add line numbers tool after indenting.

Format JSON?

Use the JSON formatter for structured JSON indentation.

Common search terms

Phrases people search for that match this tool. See the full long-tail keyword index.

  • indent text online add spaces
  • dedent code block common prefix
  • indent each line browser tool
  • remove shared leading whitespace

More tools

Related utilities you can open in another tab—mostly client-side.