About the Remove Accents from Text
Accented letters like é, ñ, ü and å are fine for reading, but they cause trouble in file names, web addresses, usernames, databases and old software that only handles plain English letters. This tool replaces them with their plain equivalents: é becomes e, ñ becomes n, ü becomes u. It also handles special letters that are not simple accents, such as ß, æ, œ, ø, đ and ł, and can straighten curly quotes, long dashes and ellipses. A counter shows how many characters changed, and you can choose to keep letters from other alphabets, such as Greek or Cyrillic, untouched.
Updated October 2026
How to use the Remove Accents from Text
- 1Type or paste your text into the box on the left.
- 2Tick the option to straighten curly quotes and dashes if you need it.
- 3Choose whether to keep letters from other alphabets.
- 4Read the plain text on the right.
- 5Copy it, or download it as a .txt file.
Common replacements
- á à â ä ã å → a; é è ê ë → e; í ì î ï → i
- ó ò ô ö õ ø → o; ú ù û ü → u; ñ → n; ç → c
- ß → ss; æ → ae; œ → oe; ł → l; đ → d; þ → th
- Curly quotes → straight quotes (optional)
- Long dashes → hyphen; ellipsis → three dots (optional)
Tips for file names and URLs
After removing accents you may still need to replace spaces and punctuation. The Slug Generator turns a title into a clean web address, and the Text Cleaner removes extra spaces and invisible characters. For databases, remember that removing accents loses information, so keep the original text in another column if you may need it again.
Related tools
The Case Converter changes capital letters, the Slug Generator makes URL-friendly text, the Text Encoding Converter handles character sets and the Find and Replace tool lets you make your own substitutions. All run in your browser and none of your text is uploaded.
Features
- Removes accents and diacritics from all Latin letters
- Special letters like ß, æ, ø, đ and ł
- Optional curly quote and dash clean-up
- Keeps or removes non-Latin letters
- Counts the characters it changed
- Copy or download the result
- Runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove accents from text?
Paste the text into the box. The tool splits each accented letter into its base letter and a combining mark, removes the mark, and shows the result at once. So crème brûlée becomes creme brulee. You can copy the plain text or download it.
What happens to ß, æ and ø?
They are letters in their own right, not accented forms, so they are replaced by the usual plain spellings: ß becomes ss, æ becomes ae, œ becomes oe, ø becomes o, đ becomes d, þ becomes th and ł becomes l. Capital versions are handled too, for example Æ becomes AE.
Why would I remove accents?
For file names and web addresses that should stay in plain characters, for usernames and email names, for sorting and matching names regardless of accents, for importing into software that cannot handle accented characters and for making search-friendly slugs.
Does it change the meaning of words?
Sometimes. In some languages an accent changes the word: in Spanish, año means year while ano means something else entirely. In French, a and à are different words. Removing accents is fine for technical uses but check names and text where the meaning matters.
What about Chinese, Japanese, Arabic or Cyrillic text?
This tool only changes Latin letters with accents. Text in other scripts is left as it is by default, or removed if you untick the option to keep non-Latin letters. It does not translate or transliterate those scripts into English letters.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No. Everything happens in your browser and nothing is uploaded, so private names, addresses or documents stay on your device.