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Punctuation Checker

Catch missing periods, stray commas, and awkward spacing before you publish. Paste your writing and get real-time punctuation feedback-100% private, no sign-up required.

Sentence diagnostics

Flags lowercase starts, double punctuation, and missing end marks.

Spacing cleanup

Removes double spaces and fixes gaps before or after punctuation.

Copy-ready output

Grab the corrected version instantly and reuse it anywhere.

Sentences scanned

0

Issues found

0

Confidence

100%

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How to use the punctuation checker

Follow these quick steps to proofread your punctuation online. Everything happens instantly in your browser for a distraction-free editing experience.

  1. Paste your draft. Add blog posts, marketing emails, captions, class assignments, or meeting notes.
  2. Enable strict mode (optional). Turn it on when you also want stylistic hints like Oxford comma spacing.
  3. Click Analyze punctuation. The tool instantly scans every sentence for issues.
  4. Review warnings. Fix the most critical alerts first, starting with missing sentence endings.
  5. Copy the cleaned version. Use the action button to grab corrected text and continue writing.

Perfect for

Content writers & bloggers

Quickly proof blog drafts, newsletters, and landing page copy before hitting publish. Pair it with the text formatter for a fully polished post.

Students and teachers

Improve essays, homework, and syllabi without installing any desktop software. Great for Chromebooks or locked-down school devices.

Social media managers

Ensure captions look professional before scheduling them. Combine with the Instagram caption formatter to keep hashtags tidy.

Customer support & sales teams

Proof outbound outreach, proposals, and help-center replies so punctuation never distracts from your message.

Free punctuation checker for clear writing

Swapcode’s free punctuation checker gives you instant confidence before you publish. Writers, marketers, and students rely on it to find missing commas, spacing mistakes, and sentence-ending errors that grammar spell-checkers skip. Because everything runs in your browser, the checker responds faster than cloud services and keeps sensitive drafts private.

Why use an online punctuation checker?

Manual proofreading is tiring and easy to rush through. Our punctuation checker online highlights objective issues such as mismatched quotation marks and repeated punctuation so you can focus on storytelling. It is perfect when you need a second set of eyes before exporting content from the title formatter or other writing tools.

Long-tail use cases for busy teams

Remote marketing teams use the punctuation checker for social media to standardize captions. Product managers rely on it to verify release notes and investor updates. Teachers can embed the tool inside lesson plans so students practice editing on the fly. Whether you share a Google Doc or draft inside a CMS, a browser-based checker offers the quickest safety net.

  • Speedy double-space removal for newsletter workflows
  • Hands-off punctuation cleanup for community managers
  • Instant feedback loop during live writing sessions

How it works under the hood

The script tokenizes your text into sentences, evaluates contextual rules, and applies a deterministic set of fixes. For example, it detects punctuation marks that are missing trailing spaces, spots inconsistent casing after periods, and warns when quotes are unbalanced. Because it uses vanilla JavaScript, the browser-based punctuation checker performs consistently, even offline after the page loads.

Advanced proofreading for perfectionists

Enable strict mode to surface style tips such as stitched clauses or Oxford comma reminders. Strict mode also increases the penalty for repeated punctuation marks and alerts you about ellipses with the wrong number of dots. While it is not a replacement for a human editor, the punctuation checker without login catches 90% of mechanical issues before they reach your editor.

Complementary writing utilities

Combine the checker with Swapcode’s text formatter, case converters, and AI prompt tools to build a lightweight writing studio. Each utility is modular and respects your privacy, so you can chain them together without uploading files to third parties. Bookmark the punctuation checker or install it as a PWA for offline-ready proofreading whenever you draft copy.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the punctuation checker work?

Paste or type your text, then click “Analyze punctuation”. The tool scans sentences for missing end marks, double spaces, comma spacing, repeated punctuation, and capitalization issues, then lists fixes along with an auto-cleaned version.

Is the punctuation checker really free?

Yes. The punctuation checker runs entirely in your browser with no usage limits, login requirements, or hidden fees. Your writing never leaves your device.

Does it support multiple languages?

The checker focuses on English punctuation patterns (periods, commas, semicolons, quotes). It can still highlight spacing issues in other Latin-based languages, but grammar feedback is optimized for English.

Can I download or copy the corrected text?

Absolutely. After the analysis you can copy the cleaned output with one click, then paste it into documents, CMS editors, or email drafts.

What types of punctuation errors can it find?

It flags missing sentence endings, lowercase sentence starts, repeated punctuation (like “!!”), stray spaces before commas, missing spaces after punctuation, and unbalanced quotation marks.

Is my content stored anywhere?

No. The punctuation checker is a front-end only tool. All processing happens inside your browser and nothing is sent to any server or API.