᠎᠎᠎          

Empty item remover

World's simplest list tool
This is a super simple browser-based application that deletes all empty items from the given list. It can process lists of any format with list items separated by a pattern of characters or a regular expression. You can also change the format of the cleaned list and set a new item separator. Created by list geeks from team Browserling.
Item Split Mode
Use the specified character
to separate list items.
Use the specified regex
to separate list items.
Separator and Whitespace
Set the separator symbol or
regular expression here.
Delete items that consist
only of whitespace characters.
New List Separator
Join the items of the
cleaned list with this char.

What is a empty item remover?

learn more about this tool
With this utility, you can clean up a list that contains empty items and get a list with non-empty items in the output. We define an empty item to be any data of length zero. If the "Remove Invisible Items" option is active, then any string that is entirely made out of whitespace characters (including regular spaces, tabs, and newlines) is also considered empty. The input list can have a mixed format and use one or more different item separators. If the items of the list use the same separator everywhere (such as a comma, semicolon, or pipe), then select the "Split by a Symbol" mode and set the delimiter symbol in the options. If the input list uses a more complex combination of separators, use the "Split by a Regexp" mode and enter a regular expression that matches the item delimiters. When the list is split into individual items, the program checks each one of them and discards all the empty items. In the output, a new cleared list is returned. You also have an option to set a new separator for the new list. Listabulous!

Empty item remover examples

Click to use
Clear a List of Pets
The input data in this example is a vertical list of various pets. The data also includes several empty lines and lines with only whitespaces (tabs and spaces). To clear the list of these blank lines and delete empty list elements, we select the "Split by a Symbol" mode and enter the newline "\n" separator character. We also active the "Remove Invisible Items" option to remove items with only whitespaces. For the cleared output list, we use a new separator and set it to the comma character.
dogs cats rabbits ferrets pigs hamsters guinea pigs parrots turtles lizards snakes fish snails frogs salamanders
dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, pigs, hamsters, guinea pigs, parrots, turtles, lizards, snakes, fish, snails, frogs, salamanders
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Use the specified character
to separate list items.
Set the separator symbol or
regular expression here.
Delete items that consist
only of whitespace characters.
Join the items of the
cleaned list with this char.
Cleanup a Fibonacci List
In this example, we were sent a list of Fibonacci numbers but as it was copied from email to Word and then to Notepad, it changed its formatting. Word added new separators and Notepad added spaces and newlines. To restore the original list, we used the list clearing algorithm and fixed the Fibonacci number sequence. We enabled the split by regex option and in the separator field we entered the regular expression /[;,\s]/. This regex matches semicolons, commas, and whitespaces. In the output, we replaced all these chaotic separators with a single space character and got a nice and clean list.
0, 1; 1, 2; 3, 5, 8; ; 13, 21 34, , 55 89; ; 144, 233; 377 610, 987; 1597, 2584, , 4181
0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 233 377 610 987 1597 2584 4181
Required options
These options will be used automatically if you select this example.
Use the specified regex
to separate list items.
Set the separator symbol or
regular expression here.
Delete items that consist
only of whitespace characters.
Join the items of the
cleaned list with this char.
Pro tips Master online list tools
You can pass input to this tool via ?input query argument and it will automatically compute output. Here's how to type it in your browser's address bar. Click to try!
https://onlinetools.com/list/delete-empty-list-items?input=dogs%0Acats%0A%09%0Arabbits%0Aferrets%0Apigs%0Ahamsters%0A%0Aguinea%20pigs%0Aparrots%0A%20%20%20%0Aturtles%0Alizards%0A%20%09%0Asnakes%0Afish%0Asnails%0Afrogs%0Asalamanders&string-separator=true&input-separator=%255Cn&join-character=%252C%20&remove-whitespace=true
All list tools
Didn't find the tool you were looking for? Let us know what tool we are missing and we'll build it!
Quickly print all distinct items of a list.
Quickly print all repeating items of a list.
Quickly count the number of items in a list.
Quickly display list items in multiple colors.
Quickly generate a list of arbitrary length with arbitrary items.
Quickly generate a random length list with random items.
Quickly find certain items in a list.
Quickly find how many times each item appears in the list.
Quickly replace certain items in a list with new items.
Quickly remove items from a list that match a pattern.
Quickly print all list items in reverse order.
Quickly sort list items alphabetically or numerically.
Quickly shuffle list items and make it random.
Quickly randomly pick one or more items from a list.
Quickly create a downloadable image from a list.
Quickly set a new delimiter for items in a list.
Quickly remove the symbol that separates list items.
Quickly change list item delimiters to the same symbol.
Quickly remove items from the beginning or end of a list.
Quickly join all items of a list together.
Quickly create groups of multiple list items.
Quickly extract a part of a list.
Quickly remove all empty items from a list.
Quickly remove whitespace characters around list items.
Quickly create multiple copies of a list.
Quickly rotate list items to the left or right (or up and down).
Quickly enumerate list items and add a counter to them.
Quickly add bullet markers to all items in a list.
Quickly remove all bullet markers from list items.
Quickly wrap all list items in quotes.
Quickly remove all quotation marks from around list items.
Quickly add text on the left and right sides of all list items.
Quickly remove text from the left and right sides of all list items.
Quickly prepend a prefix before each list item.
Quickly delete any prefix from the beginning of all list items.
Quickly append a suffix after each list item.
Quickly delete any suffix from the end of all list items.
Quickly add or remove list items to make it a certain length.
Quickly create multiple columns from a single list.
Quickly create a palindromic list from the given list.
Quickly add new items at the beginning or end of a list.
Quickly left-pad a list with one or more items.
Quickly right-pad a list with one or more items.
Quickly remove items that repeat in a list.
Quickly apply a filter on all list items (extract certain items).
Quickly analyze a list and print its item statistics.
Coming soon These list tools are on the way
Edit a List
View and edit lists in a neat browser-based list editor.
Split a List
Split list items into chunks.
Generate the Powerlist
Create the powerlist of the given list.
Find the Car of a List
Extract the first item from a list.
Find the Cdr of a List
Extract all items except the first of a list.
Apply a Function on a List
Run a JavaScript function on every list item (map function).
Reduce a List
Run the reduce function on a list.
Find Certain List Items
Quickly find and print items that interest you in a list.
Find Repeating List Items
Quickly find and print items that repeat in a list.
Delete Unique List Items
Quickly find and remove items that are unique in a list.
Extract a Sublist from a List
Given start and stop indexes, extract a sublist from a list.
Shift List Items
Shift list items to the left or right (or up and down).
Indent List Items
Add indentation to all list items.
Skew List Items
Make a list go increasingly sideways (to the left or right).
Mirror a List
Quickly create a mirror copy of a list.
Invert a List
Invert the order of items in a list (last becomes first, etc).
Convert a List to Rows
Create multiple rows from a single list.
Convert a List to Excel
Create an Excel (XLS/XLSX) file from a list.
Convert a List to PDF
Create a PDF file from a list.
Convert a Text List to a LaTeX List
Create a LaTeX list from a regular text list.
Convert a Text List to a HTML List
Create a HTML list from a regular text list.
Convert a Text List to a Markdown List
Create a Markdown list from a regular text list.
Compare Two Lists
Find the difference between two lists.
Compare Three Lists
Find the difference between three lists.
Remove One List from Another
Remove elements from a list that appear in the other list.
Find Common Items in Lists
Find items that are shared between two or more lists.
Find Distinct Items in Lists
Find items that are unique in two or more lists.
Zip Two Lists
Join two or more lists together item by item.
Unzip Two Lists
Split an interleaved list into two or more separate lists.
Merge Two Lists
Append a second list at the end of the first list.
Pair List Items
Create pairs from all list items.
Pop List Items
Remove list items at certain index positions.
Push List Items
Add new items at the end of a list.
Splice a List
Modify a list in-place by adding, replacing, or removing items.
Flatten a List
Remove all indentation levels from a list and make it flat.
Make List Items Bold
Quickly apply the bold effect to all list items.
Make List Items Italic
Quickly apply the italic effect to all list items.
Make List Items Cursive
Quickly rewrite all list items in cursive.
Change List Item Font
Quickly change the font of all list items.
Add an Underscore to List Items
Quickly add an underscore to all list items.
Add a Strikethrough to List Items
Quickly add a strikethrough to all list items.
Make List Items Title Case
Quickly change the letter case of all items to title case.
Make List Items Proper Case
Quickly change the letter case of all items to proper case.
Make List Items Random Case
Quickly randomly change the letter case of all items.
Make List Items Lowercase
Quickly change the letter case of all items to small letters.
Make List Items Uppercase
Quickly change the letter case of all items to capital letters.
Remove List Item Counter
Quickly remove any numeration from a list of items.
Create an Empty List
Generate a list with no items (just bullet points).
Visualize a List
Quickly create a graphical representation of a list.
Create a List Cloud
Create an image with a cloud of list items.
Create a Spiral List
Create an image with list items going in a spiral.
Create a ZigZag List
Make list items go in a zigzag.
Add Errors to a List
Add errors and corruption to a list.
Base64-encode a List
Convert any list to base64 encoding.
Base64-decode a List
Convert any list from base64 encoding back to a list.
URL-encode a List
Convert any list to URL encoding.
URL-decode a List
Convert any list from URL encoding back to a list.
Convert a List to JSON
Create a JSON array from a list.
Convert JSON to a List
Create a list from a JSON array.
Convert a List to XML
Create an XML document from a list.
Convert XML to a List
Create a list from an XML document.
Convert a List to YAML
Create a YAML file from a list.
Convert YAML to a List
Create a list from a YAML file.
Convert a Text List to a Binary List
Create a binary list from a text list.
Convert a Binary List to a Text List
Create a text list from a binary list.
Compress a List
Compress a list so it uses less space.
Scroll a List
Create an animation with a list being scrolled.
Let Zalgo Destroy a List
Let Zalgo loose on a list and create list-chaos.