Writing Utility
Split Text by Delimiter
Turn comma-, pipe-, semicolon-, or custom-separated text into one item per line.
Source and delimiter
The delimiter is matched literally. Empty items are preserved so missing values remain visible.
Paste the complete delimited text. Your original source remains unchanged.
Enter the exact separator text. Spaces and symbols are significant; the delimiter cannot be empty.
Add source text and enter its delimiter.
Split result
The complete one-item-per-line artifact remains separate from the original source.
No splitting has been run yet.
Runs in this browser. No upload by this tool. Your original text remains unchanged. Review the result before sharing.
How to use Split Text by Delimiter
- Paste the complete delimiter-separated source text.
- Enter the exact delimiter, including any intentional spaces.
- Choose whether spaces and tabs around generated items should be trimmed.
- Select Split text and review the separate multiline artifact.
- Check the empty-item count when delimiters appear together or at either edge.
- Copy the complete current result or download it as a local TXT file.
The delimiter is removed from the result. Each generated item is placed on its own line in the original order.
Examples
Comma-separated names
Split Ana, Luis, Priya with delimiter , and trimming enabled to create one name per line.
Pipe-separated workflow stages
Split Planning | Writing | Review | Publishing with delimiter | .
Semicolon-separated values
Use ; when the source contains values separated by semicolons.
Multi-character delimiter
Split Alpha :: Beta :: Gamma using the exact delimiter :: .
Consecutive delimiters
Splitting Alpha,,Gamma by , preserves the missing middle value as an empty line.
Trimming enabled or disabled
Enable trimming to remove item-edge spaces and tabs. Disable it when those surrounding characters must remain exact.
Frequently asked questions
Does the tool change my original text?
No. The source stays in its original field while the split artifact appears separately.
Is the delimiter treated literally?
Yes. Punctuation and symbols have no pattern or regular-expression meaning.
Can the delimiter contain several characters?
Yes. Enter the complete sequence exactly, including any spaces that belong to it.
What happens when delimiters appear next to each other?
The missing value between them is preserved as an empty item and appears as a blank result line.
Are empty items removed?
No. Leading, trailing, and consecutive delimiters can create empty items, and this version preserves them.
Can spaces around items be trimmed?
Yes. The trimming option removes only leading and trailing spaces or tabs from each generated item.
Does the tool create valid CSV rows?
No. It does not interpret quoted fields, escaped quotation marks, or commas inside CSV values.
Can I split at every space?
Yes, by entering one space as the delimiter. Review the result because repeated spaces create empty items.
Does it support regular expressions?
No. This version accepts one exact literal delimiter.
Is my text uploaded?
No upload is performed by this tool. Splitting, copying, and TXT generation run in the browser.
Why should I review the result?
The chosen delimiter may also appear inside values, and empty items or preserved spacing may be meaningful.
Method and limitations
The tool searches the source from left to right for non-overlapping occurrences of the exact Delimiter text. Each match divides the source into another item, and matched delimiter characters are removed from the generated artifact.
Consecutive, leading, and trailing delimiters preserve empty items. When trimming is enabled, only spaces and tabs at each item edge are removed. Existing internal line breaks and internal spacing remain part of their item.
Generated items are joined with LF line endings. Copy text and Download TXT resolve the current Source, Delimiter, and trimming setting immediately before creating the artifact. The original source field is never overwritten automatically.
Limit: This version does not provide regular expressions, multiple delimiters, CSV quote awareness, automatic empty-item removal, sorting, duplicate removal, semantic parsing, file upload, or batch processing.