Text Censor
Censor specific words in text by replacing them with symbols. Runs entirely in your browser.
What is a text censor tool?
A text censor tool replaces specific words or phrases in text with symbols like asterisks (***) or custom characters. It's commonly used to redact sensitive information, filter profanity, or mask confidential content before sharing.
How does the text censor tool work?
Simply paste your text, enter the words you want to censor (separated by commas), choose your replacement symbol (default is *), and click censor. The tool instantly replaces all matching words with your chosen symbol.
Can I censor multiple words at once?
Yes! Enter multiple words separated by commas in the 'Words to censor' field. The tool will replace all instances of each word in your text.
What replacement symbols can I use?
You can use any character or short string as a replacement symbol. Common choices include asterisks (*), hash symbols (#), dashes (-), or custom text. The symbol can be up to 3 characters long.
Does the tool replace each letter or the whole word?
You can choose! Enable 'Replace each letter' to replace each character individually (e.g., 'word' becomes '****'). Disable it to replace the entire word with a single symbol (e.g., 'word' becomes '*').
Is the censor case-sensitive?
You can toggle case sensitivity. When enabled, 'Word' and 'word' are treated as different words. When disabled, all case variations are censored.
Can I censor only complete words?
Yes! Enable 'Whole word only' to censor only complete word matches. For example, censoring 'cat' won't affect 'category' or 'concatenate'.
Is my text data safe?
Absolutely! The tool runs 100% in your browser. Your text is never uploaded to any server. All processing happens locally on your device, ensuring complete privacy.
Can I download the censored text?
Yes! After censoring, you can copy the text to your clipboard or download it as a file using the provided buttons.
What are common use cases for text censoring?
Common uses include: redacting personal information (names, addresses, phone numbers), filtering inappropriate language in documents, masking sensitive data in screenshots, preparing content for public sharing, and creating anonymized examples.
Does the tool work with all languages?
Yes! The tool supports text in any language, including those with special characters, accented letters, and non-Latin scripts like Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more.
Is there a limit to text length?
No strict limit! The tool can handle large texts efficiently. However, very long texts (over 100,000 characters) may take a moment to process depending on your device's performance.
How to Use Text Censor
Mask unwanted words in your text by replacing each one with a symbol of your choice. Everything runs in your browser, and your text is never uploaded.
- Paste or type your content into the input box that says "Enter text to censor...".
- List the terms to hide in the "Words to censor:" field, separated by commas — for example: bad, word, example.
- Set the "Symbol:" field to the character that should cover each word, such as * or #.
- Use the Text and Preview buttons to switch between the raw input and the censored result.
- Copy the censored text from the output area and paste it wherever you need it.
Check the result in Preview mode before sharing so you can confirm that no sensitive word slipped through unmasked.
Related Tools
- Text Replacer Free online find and replace tool. Supports plain text and regex patterns with case-sensitive, whole-word, and batch replace options. 100% browser-based, no upload.
- Line Sort Sort text lines alphabetically, numerically, or by length. Remove duplicates and reverse order with one click.
- Number Spell Out Convert numbers to English words, Chinese uppercase, Roman numerals, and scientific notation instantly.
- Case Converter Convert text between uppercase, lowercase, title case, camelCase, snake_case, kebab-case and more instantly
- Randomize Case Randomly convert text letters to uppercase or lowercase. Create SpongeBob case text instantly in your browser.
- Create Palindrome Create palindromes from any text by appending the reversed string. Free online tool that works instantly in your browser with multi-line support.
- Palindrome Checker Instantly check if any text, word, or sentence is a palindrome. Free online tool that runs 100% in your browser — no data sent to any server.
- String Similarity Compare two strings with Levenshtein, Jaro-Winkler, Cosine, Jaccard, Hamming & Dice algorithms. Instant results, 100% private.