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Remove first line

Delete the first N lines from your text instantly.

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Remove first line

Remove the first line or first several lines from any text with a single click. Paste your content and choose how many lines to delete from the top. The tool instantly removes exactly that many lines and joins the remaining text together. Everything processes locally in your browser without uploading anything to a server.

This tool is perfect when you need to skip header lines from data files, remove unwanted introductions from pasted text, or trim leading content before processing. Set the count to 1 to remove just the first line, or increase it to strip multiple lines at once. The live tally shows how many lines came in, how many remain, and how many were removed — making it easy to verify the result at a glance.

Common use cases include cleaning up log files, removing column headers from CSV or tab-separated data, stripping copyright headers from code, or discarding metadata lines before working with the actual content. The tool respects all line ending formats (Unix LF, Windows CRLF, and old Mac CR) and normalizes them to Unix line endings in the output. Your text never leaves your device, so it is safe for private data.

FAQ

How does it decide which lines to remove?
It removes the first N lines you specify. If you set the count to 2, it deletes the first two lines and keeps everything after that. If the count is higher than the total number of lines, it removes all of them.
What line endings does it support?
It recognizes all three common formats: Unix LF (\n), Windows CRLF (\r\n), and old Mac CR (\r). The output always uses Unix line endings (\n).
Can I undo if I remove too many lines?
The tool does not modify your original input. Your text stays in the input box and the output appears separately, so you can always adjust the count and try again.
Is my text uploaded to a server?
No. Everything runs entirely in your browser. Your text is never sent anywhere, so it is safe for confidential or sensitive data.