A numbered or bulleted list copied from a document or webpage often carries its markers (1., 2., -, •) directly in the text, which need to be stripped out if you want to reformat the list, renumber it differently, or use the items in a context that expects plain lines.
This tool detects common list marker patterns at the start of each line — numbers followed by a period or parenthesis, or bullet characters like -, *, and • — and removes just the marker, leaving the actual list content intact.
This is useful when copying a list from a PDF or webpage that you want to paste somewhere with its own list formatting, or when preparing plain text items for further processing without the original numbering interfering.
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Frequently asked questions
What bullet styles does this recognize?
Common markers including hyphens, asterisks, the bullet character (•), and numbered formats like "1." or "1)" at the start of a line are all detected and removed.
Does this work on lists with sub-items or indentation?
Leading whitespace before a marker is handled correctly, so indented sub-list items also get their markers stripped while keeping their relative indentation.