Format a Plain-Text Email
Rewrap lines and format lists and quotes for a readable plain-text email.
Your result
Paste the message. The wrapped text appears here.
How to use it
- Paste the message. Separate paragraphs with a blank line.
- Enter the line width, from 20 to 120.
- Keep or clear lists and quotes.
- Copy the text or download email.txt. The message is not sent from here.
Examples
- Width 20Please send the file today. Please send the file on the first line and today. on the second
- A list at width 24- Buy milk from the nearby shop - Buy milk from the, then a line indented by two spaces: nearby shop
- A quote at width 24> Please reply today if you can > Please reply today if, then > you can
Tool details and privacy
Wrap the lines of a plain-text message to a width you choose, keeping lists and quotes that start with >. The width counts characters, not how wide they are drawn.
Useful for preparing a plain-text email at a fixed width before you paste it into a mail program.
Options
- A width from 20 to 120 characters.
- Wrap quote lines that start with >, and keep a list marker with the next line indented.
Limits
- Up to 100,000 characters.
- The width counts Unicode code points, not the drawn width of a glyph. An Arabic letter and a Latin letter each count as 1.
- Repeated spaces inside a paragraph become one space.
- A line that starts with -, *, •, or a number followed by a dot or a bracket is a list item on its own line, and an indented line after it continues that item.
- Consecutive lines that start with > are wrapped together as a quote.
- Line breaks inside a paragraph are joined. Put a blank line around the greeting and the sign-off, or "Regards," joins the name after it.
- The tool does not send mail and does not connect to a mail program.
Privacy
The text is formatted in your browser. It is not sent to any server, it is not stored, and it is not sent as email.
Questions
How do I wrap a plain-text email?
Paste the message and choose the width. Please send the file today. at width 20 becomes two lines: Please send the file, then today.
Is the width in pixels or characters?
Characters, one Unicode code point each. It is not the drawn width of the letter.
Does it send the message?
No. It only copies it or downloads a file.
How does a list wrap?
The marker stays, and the rest of the line wraps under it with a space. - Buy milk from the nearby shop at width 24 breaks after the.