Text to PDF
Paste or type any plain text and this turns it into a proper PDF, wrapped and split across pages in your browser. You choose A4 or Letter, one of three font sizes, normal or narrow margins, and the file name. The text is drawn with the PDF's built-in Helvetica font, so the result is clean plain text rather than formatted layout.
Plain text only. Every line is drawn in the PDF's built-in Helvetica font at the one size you pick — there is no bold, italic, colour, heading or table formatting, and blank lines are the only spacing that carries over. That font can only draw Latin-1 characters, so other scripts (Devanagari, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean) and emoji are replaced with a question mark; the characters affected are listed above before you create the file. Tabs become four spaces and invisible control characters are dropped. The PDF is built in your browser and never uploaded.
How to turn text into a PDF
- Type or paste your text into the box.
- Choose the page size, font size and margins, then give the file a name.
- Choose Create PDF — the file is built in your browser and downloads straight away.
When you'd use this
- Saving notes or a draft — Turning something you wrote in a notes app or a text box into a file you can keep, print or attach.
- Sending plain text as a document — Some forms and portals accept a PDF but will not take a .txt file.
- Printing without a word processor — Getting readable, paginated output when all you need is the words on a page.
- Logs, lists and pasted snippets — Keeping a copy of terminal output or a long list, with lines wrapped to the page instead of running off it.
Good to know
- Plain text, not formatting — Every line is drawn in one font at one size. Bold, italics, colours, headings, tables and images are not part of the output, and blank lines are the only spacing that carries over.
- Only Latin-1 characters can be drawn — The built-in Helvetica font covers English and most Western European letters. Devanagari, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and emoji have no glyph in it, so they are listed for you and replaced with a question mark.
- Long lines wrap rather than get cut — Lines are measured against the font's real glyph widths and broken at spaces. A single run of characters wider than the page is split mid-word so nothing runs past the margin.
- Indentation is kept, tabs become spaces — Spaces at the start of a line are preserved so lists and pasted code stay aligned. Tab characters are expanded to four spaces, and invisible control characters are dropped.
Frequently asked questions
Is my text uploaded anywhere?
No. The PDF is built by JavaScript running in your browser and handed straight to your downloads. Nothing you type leaves the device, and closing the tab clears it.
Why did some characters turn into question marks?
The standard PDF fonts can only encode the Windows-1252 character set, which covers Latin letters and common punctuation. Anything outside it, including other scripts and emoji, has no glyph available. The tool lists exactly which characters are affected and substitutes a question mark rather than failing silently.
Can I choose a different font, or make text bold?
Not here. Everything is drawn in Helvetica at the size you pick, which keeps the file small and the output predictable. For styled documents, write them in a word processor and use Word to PDF instead.
How many pages will I get?
As many as the text needs. A new page is started automatically each time the text fills one, and the result line tells you the final page count once the file is created.
What page size and margins does it use?
A4 is 210 by 297 mm and Letter is 8.5 by 11 inches. Normal margins are about 2 cm on every side, narrow is about 1.1 cm, and line spacing is 1.45 times the font size.