About the Text to PDF
Tezmy's Text to PDF turns plain text into a tidy PDF you can send, print or keep. Type or paste into the box, or open a .txt file from your phone or computer, then choose a font (Helvetica, Times or Courier), text size, line spacing, A4 or US Letter and narrow, normal or wide margins. Add a bold title at the top and page numbers at the bottom if you like. Long text wraps inside the margins and carries on over as many pages as it needs. The PDF is made in your browser, so your text isn't uploaded anywhere.
Updated October 2026
How to use the Text to PDF
- 1Type or paste your text, or tap Open .txt file.
- 2Add a title if you want one at the top of the first page.
- 3Choose the font, text size, line spacing, page size and margins.
- 4Tap Download PDF.
When turning text into a PDF helps
A plain text file looks different on every phone and computer: the font changes, long lines wrap in odd places and printing it can be a gamble. A PDF fixes the look, so it reads the same wherever it's opened and prints exactly as you saw it.
People use it for notes, letters, simple reports, poems and stories, lists, logs and copies of code to share or print. If you need to add the result to another document, put them together with Merge PDF afterwards.
Choosing the settings
- Everyday reading: Helvetica at 11 pt, normal spacing and normal margins.
- Letters, essays and anything printed for others: Times at 12 pt with relaxed or double spacing and wide margins.
- Code, tables typed with spaces and logs: Courier, where every letter has the same width so columns line up. Use 9 or 10 pt and narrow margins so long lines fit.
- Large print: 16 or 18 pt with relaxed spacing.
- Page size: A4 is used in most of the world; US Letter in the United States and Canada.
What the PDF looks like
The title, if you add one, is printed in bold at the top of the first page and wraps if it's long. Your text follows, wrapped inside the margins, with blank lines kept as spacing. A word too long for one line (like a web address) is split across lines rather than running off the page. Page numbers, if turned on, sit centred in the bottom margin.
Because the words are real text, the file stays small: a few pages usually come to only a few kilobytes, well under upload limits on forms and email. If you ever need it smaller still, Compress PDF can help.
Limits worth knowing
This tool is for plain text. It doesn't read Word files, keep bold or italic text from copied web pages, or add pictures. The built-in PDF fonts cover English and Western European letters; emoji and non-Latin scripts can't be drawn, and the page tells you which characters are affected before you download. To check the length first use the Word Counter, and put pictures into a file with JPG to PDF.
Features
- Type, paste or open a .txt file
- Helvetica, Times or Courier
- Text size 9–18 pt and four line spacings
- A4 or US Letter, three margin widths
- Optional title and page numbers
- Long text flows onto new pages
- Real, selectable text in the PDF
- Private: made in your browser
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a TXT file to PDF?
Tap Open .txt file and pick the file, or copy its text into the box. Choose your page settings and tap Download PDF. The file name becomes the title, which you can change or clear.
Can I copy or search the text in the PDF?
Yes. The words are real text, not a picture, so you can select, copy and search them in any PDF reader.
Why do some characters show as a question mark?
The PDF uses the standard built-in fonts, which cover English and most Western European letters (like é, ü and ñ). Emoji and scripts such as Hindi, Arabic or Chinese aren't in them, so they print as “?”. The page warns you before you download if your text has any. Curly quotes, long dashes and bullets are swapped for plain versions automatically.
What happens if my text is longer than one page?
Lines wrap at the margins and the text continues on a new page whenever one fills up, so there's no limit on length. Turn on page numbers to number them “1 / 5”, “2 / 5” and so on.
Is my text uploaded to a server?
No. The PDF is built by your browser on your own device, and nothing you type is sent to us.
Does it keep bold, italics or pictures?
No. It's made for plain text, so formatting from Word or web pages is dropped and only the words and line breaks are kept. Only the optional title is bold.
Does it keep my line breaks and indents?
Yes. Every line break and blank line is kept, and spaces at the start of a line stay, so indented lists and code stay lined up. Tabs become four spaces.
Can I make a PDF from text on my phone?
Yes. Paste the text or open a .txt file from Files, choose the settings and tap Download PDF. It works in Safari and Chrome on iPhone and Android.