Clipboard viewer

See everything you just copied, including hidden characters and link tracking, and copy a clean version.

Why copied text can hide things

When you copy, the app puts several versions on the clipboard at once: plain text, a formatted version (HTML or RTF), and sometimes an image or a file. The app you paste into picks the one it prefers, which is why pasted text sometimes arrives with fonts and colours you didn’t want.

Plain text can also carry characters you can’t see. Zero-width spaces break searches and passwords that look right; no-break spaces stop code and command lines from working; and direction marks can make text display in a different order from how it’s stored. This tool marks each one with its Unicode code.

Tracking in links

Links copied from emails, social apps, and ads often end with parameters like utm_source, fbclid, or gclid. They tell the site where you came from and don’t change the page, so removing them before you share a link is safe. Other parameters, like a video’s ID or a search term, are left alone.

Pasting without formatting on a Mac

Most apps paste plain text with ⌥⇧⌘V (Paste and Match Style). In Pages, Mail, and Notes it matches the text around it instead of keeping the copied fonts.

Updated 25 September 2026