Remove em dashes from AI writing
Long dashes are one of the most noticeable habits of AI writing. Paste your text and replace them with commas or hyphens in one go, along with curly quotes if you like.
How to use the em dash remover
- Paste the text on the left.
- Choose Comma or Hyphen under Long dashes.
- Turn Straight quotes on or off.
- Copy the result or download it.
What it fixes
- Em dashes and spaced en dashes replaced
- Number ranges like 2020-2024 left alone
- Curly quotes and the ellipsis character made plain (optional)
- Code blocks and inline code untouched
About the em dash remover
Comma or hyphen?
A comma reads naturally in most sentences, as in "the plan, simple as it is, works". A spaced hyphen keeps the pause where a comma would be awkward. Check the result and adjust a sentence or two by hand where needed.
More than dashes
The same pass removes citation leftovers and hidden characters, so the text is clean as well as plain.
Frequently asked questions
- Will this make text undetectable as AI?
- No tool can promise that. This changes punctuation only; rewriting in your own voice is what really changes the text.
- Are hyphens in words changed?
- No. Only long dashes and spaced en dashes are replaced; hyphenated words and ranges stay.
- Is my text uploaded?
- No. Everything runs in your browser.