How to Use Wrap / Unwrap Lines - Free Online Tool
Learn how to effectively use the Wrap / Unwrap Lines tool to wrap long lines to fit width or unwrap wrapped text with customizable options
What is Wrap / Unwrap Lines?
The Wrap / Unwrap Lines tool helps you manage line length in your text. Line wrapping ensures text fits within a specified width for readability, while unwrapping merges wrapped lines back into single lines. This is essential for formatting code, documents, emails, and any text where line length matters.
Wrapping Features
When wrapping lines, the tool:
- Word Wrapping: Breaks lines at word boundaries to preserve word integrity
- Character Wrapping: Breaks at exact character positions if needed
- Width Control: Set maximum line width (characters per line)
- Preserve Structure: Maintains paragraph boundaries and formatting
- Long Word Handling: Handles words longer than width gracefully
- Indentation: Preserves indentation when wrapping
Unwrapping Features
When unwrapping lines, the tool:
- Merge Lines: Combines wrapped lines into single lines
- Paragraph Preservation: Keeps paragraphs separated (blank lines)
- Smart Detection: Identifies wrapped vs. intentional line breaks
- Space Handling: Adds spaces between merged lines
- Formatting Preserved: Maintains special formatting markers
How to Use
- Enter your text in the input area
- Select operation:
- Wrap Lines: Break long lines to fit specified width
- Unwrap Lines: Merge wrapped lines into single lines
- Configure wrapping options:
- Width: Maximum characters per line (common: 80, 100, 120)
- Wrap Mode: Word wrap (at spaces) or character wrap
- Preserve Paragraphs: Keep blank lines between paragraphs
- Indent Handling: Preserve or normalize indentation
- Long Words: How to handle words longer than width
- Preview the result with line width indicators
- Click Wrap or Unwrap to apply changes
- Copy or save the formatted text
Use Cases
- Format long lines for code readability (80-120 character limit)
- Prepare text for email clients with line length limits
- Unwrap text copied from formatted sources
- Format documentation and README files
- Prepare text for terminal or console display
- Fix line wrapping issues in code
- Normalize text format for processing