Comma Separator

Easily separate words or phrases with commas using our comma separator. Convert lists to CSV or comma-separated format for spreadsheets and data entry.

Common Examples of Delimiters:

• Comma (,): Perhaps the most widely recognized delimiter, especially in Comma-Separated Values (CSV) files. In a line like John,Doe,30,New York, the commas separate "John," "Doe," "30," and "New York" into distinct fields.

• Semicolon (;): Often used as an alternative to commas in CSV-like data, particularly in regions where commas are used as decimal separators (e.g., in some European countries). Also frequently used to terminate statements in many programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, C++, Java).

• Tab (\t): Used in Tab-Separated Values (TSV) files.

• Pipe (|): Another common choice for separating data fields, especially when other characters like commas might appear within the data itself.

• Newline (\n) or Carriage Return/Line Feed (\r\n): These are typically used as "record delimiters" to indicate the end of a line or a complete record of data.

   

• Spaces ( ): Can act as delimiters, for example, separating words in a sentence or arguments in a command-line instruction.

• Quotation Marks (", '): Used to "delimit" or enclose strings of text, especially when the text itself might contain the primary field delimiter (e.g., "Smith, John", 45).

• Parentheses (()), Braces ({}), Square Brackets ([]): In programming languages, these are often used as "block delimiters" or "balanced delimiters" to define blocks of code, lists, arrays, function arguments, or other structured elements.

 

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