# Find and replace text

> Find and replace literal text or a regular expression.

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Tool ID: replace-text. Requested language: co. Description language: en. Complete guide translation: no; untranslated sections use English.

## Supported tasks (en)

Find and replace literal text or a regular expression.

## Steps (en)

1. Type or paste your source, or load an example.
2. Change the basic settings or open Advanced mode to fine-tune the result.
3. Review and copy or download your result. Pause Live results to run manually. Sources or individual settings above 20,000 characters require an explicit run.

## Settings

- Find (en; key: find; type: text)
- Replace with (en; key: replacement; type: text)
- Use regular expression (en; key: regex; type: checkbox)
- Match case (en; key: caseSensitive; type: checkbox)

## Limitations (en)

Text operations generally accept up to 2,000,000 characters. Individual parsers, generators and formulas apply additional limits shown by their controls.

## Example input

```text
Hello world.
A second line.
Café, İstanbul, 日本語, and 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦.
```

## Privacy and connections (en)

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

## Questions (en)

### What does find and replace text do?

Find and replace literal text or a regular expression.

### Where is my input processed?

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

### What are the input limits?

Text operations generally accept up to 2,000,000 characters. Individual parsers, generators and formulas apply additional limits shown by their controls.

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