Tabs to Spaces Converter

Replace tabs with 2, 4, or 8 spaces while preserving line breaks and the rest of the text.

Before / afterLine endingsUTF-8 bytesRepeat safely

Paste text containing tabsSpaces per tab

Output

ReadyProcessing stays in your browser.

Tab expansion changes bytes and alignment semantics

Spaces preserve a chosen visual width only under the assumed tab-stop convention.

Repeatable text workflow

Use output as input only when the preview is what you intended. Restore returns to the page-load sample, and the before/after audit remains local to your browser.