How to Use Whitespace Viewer
This free online whitespace viewer tool helps developers and writers visualize invisible characters such as spaces, tabs, and line endings. It's especially helpful for debugging formatting issues, code indentation problems, and hidden whitespace in your text or source code. We added some fun functionality as well.
Simply paste any code or text below and this viewer will show hidden characters using intuitive symbols: ␣ for space, ⇥ for tab, ␍ for carriage return, and ␊ for line feed.
Text Editor
Key Features
- Real-time visualization of invisible whitespace characters
- Multiple line ending formats - Toggle between LF and CRLF
- Dark and light themes for comfortable viewing
- Copy to clipboard functionality with preserved formatting
- Tab key support for adding tab characters directly
- No registration required - completely free to use
- Works offline - all processing happens in your browser
- Unique fun features
Perfect For
- Software developers debugging code formatting issues
- Web developers checking HTML and CSS spacing
- Data scientists cleaning text data and CSV files
- Technical writers ensuring consistent document formatting
- Students and educators learning about character encoding
- Quality assurance testing for text processing applications