Find and replace text

How to use this tool

1. Enter the original, search text and replacement.
2. Choose all occurrences or the first, and case sensitivity.
3. Check the replacement count and result before copying.

Replace punctuation literally

Input and settings

a.b a.b · find a.b → $1

Result

$1 $1

Here . and $1 are literal text, not regex syntax or a group reference.

Processing rules and reading the result

Regex metacharacters in the search are escaped, so dots, brackets and stars are literal. $& and $1 in the replacement are not expanded. Use the regex tool when capture groups are needed.

Limits and checks before use

Limits: 500,000 input characters, 10,000 search characters, 100,000 replacement characters, 20,000 replacements and 2 million output characters. Empty searches are disallowed; word boundaries are not inferred.

Common questions