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Punctuation Fixer

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Fix missing or incorrect punctuation marks and apply consistent spacing in text.

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Text pasted from an older document sometimes carries two spaces after every period, a typewriter-era habit that reads as inconsistent spacing today, alongside a missing comma or a dropped period at the end of a bullet point, small punctuation issues that are tedious to hunt down one at a time across a longer piece of writing. This tool fixes missing or incorrect punctuation marks and applies consistent spacing throughout, focusing specifically on punctuation rather than grammar or broader style.

See more about the Punctuation Fixer

Useful for normalizing inconsistent spacing after periods in text pasted from an older document, adding a missing punctuation mark at the end of a list of bullet points, or cleaning up scattered punctuation issues before submitting text somewhere with strict formatting requirements.

Examples

Close the gap before punctuation

Input: Wait here .

Output: Wait here.

A space sitting between a word and its period, comma, or question mark is removed.

Collapse extra spaces

Input: This    line   has   gaps.

Output: This line has gaps.

Runs of spaces collapse to a single space.

Key features

  • Clean interface
  • Fast processing
  • No signup required
  • Works offline

Quick answers for Punctuation Fixer

What does the Smart Quotes option actually change?
It converts straight double and single quote characters into their curly Unicode equivalents, so plain " and ' marks come out looking like typeset quotation marks instead of typewriter-style straight ones.
What spacing problems does it clean up?
It removes any space sitting between a word and the punctuation mark right after it, like "word ." becoming "word.", and it collapses runs of multiple spaces anywhere in the text down to single spaces.
Can I convert curly quotes back to straight ones?
Yes, switching to the Straight Quotes option runs the reverse replacement, turning curly double and single quote characters back into plain " and ' marks.