Yes, this tool is 100% free with no hidden costs, subscriptions, or usage limits. You can censor as much text as you need without creating an account or paying anything. We support ourselves through non-intrusive ads while keeping all features completely accessible to everyone.

Absolutely. All text processing happens entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your text is never sent to any server, never stored, and never seen by us or anyone else. This makes it completely safe for censoring sensitive documents, private communications, or confidential business information.

Yes! You can add any custom words, phrases, names, brands, or terms you want to censor. Simply enter them as a comma-separated list in the custom blocklist field. This is perfect for removing project codenames, competitor names, personal identifiers, or industry-specific terminology that our default list doesn't cover.

We offer several masking styles: (1) Full asterisk replacement (****) which replaces the entire word with asterisks matching its length, (2) Partial masking (f**k) which keeps the first and last letters visible while masking the middle, (3) Grawlix style ($#@!) using comic-book symbols, (4) [CENSORED] brackets for a clear redaction style, and (5) Complete removal which deletes the word entirely.

Our built-in profanity list includes common variations, misspellings, and leetspeak versions of inappropriate words (like 'sh1t' or 'f*ck'). The matching is case-insensitive, so 'WORD', 'Word', and 'word' are all caught. For maximum coverage, you can also add specific variations you encounter to your custom blocklist.

This tool is excellent for content moderation workflows. You can quickly clean up user comments, forum posts, reviews, or social media content before publishing. Many community managers and moderators use it to sanitize content without manually reading and editing every inappropriate word, saving significant time and emotional labor.

Yes, educators, parents, and content creators frequently use this tool to make materials appropriate for younger audiences. You can sanitize song lyrics, movie scripts, book excerpts, or online articles while preserving the overall meaning and context. The partial masking option is particularly useful as it indicates a word was censored without completely hiding it.

The Censor Words tool focuses on masking specific words from a blocklist (profanity, custom terms), while Anonymize Text uses pattern recognition to detect and replace personal identifiable information (PII) like names, email addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers. Use Censor Words for content filtering and Anonymize Text for privacy protection.

Yes, you can paste text of any length into the tool. There's no character limit, so you can process entire documents, articles, or books in one go. For batch processing multiple separate texts, you would paste and process them one at a time, but each operation is instant regardless of text length.

Full masking replaces the entire word with the masking character (e.g., 'example' becomes '*******' or '$#@!'), completely hiding the original word. Partial masking keeps the first and last letters visible (e.g., 'example' becomes 'e*****e'), which indicates what word was there while still censoring it. Partial masking is common in journalism and formal writing where readers understand something was redacted.

Absolutely. Add company names, project codenames, client identifiers, product names, or any business-sensitive terms to your custom blocklist. This is useful when sharing internal documents externally, preparing case studies, or creating sanitized versions of communications for legal or compliance purposes. The [CENSORED] style is particularly appropriate for formal redactions.

Yes, the tool preserves all original formatting including line breaks, paragraphs, spacing, and punctuation. Only the blocked words themselves are replaced with the masking characters. This ensures your document structure remains intact and the censored text is ready to use without additional formatting work.