# CLEAN

## Content

This function removes all non-printable characters from text.

## Syntax

`CLEAN(text)`

## Arguments

[Required] The text argument is any data from which you want to remove non-printable characters.

## Remarks

Use this function to remove text that contains characters that might not print with your operating system. For example, you can use this function to remove some low-level computer code, which is frequently at the beginning and end of data files and cannot be printed

## Example

In this example, `CHR(7)` returns a non-printable character
`CLEAN(CHAR(7)&"text"&CHAR(7))` gives the result text