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Palindrome & Anagram Checker

Check if a word or phrase is a palindrome, or if two words are anagrams of each other, online for free. Ignore case, spaces, or punctuation — nothing uploaded.

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How to use Palindrome & Anagram Checker

  1. 1

    Switch between "Palindrome check" and "Anagram check."

  2. 2

    Type your word or phrase (or two, for an anagram check).

  3. 3

    Choose whether to ignore case, spaces, and punctuation.

  4. 4

    The result updates live as you type.

Common uses

  • Checking a classic palindrome phrase like "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama"
  • Verifying whether two words are anagrams for a word game or puzzle
  • Quick checks while building word-game logic or puzzles

Supported formats and limitations

Accepts text, up to one file at a time.

  • Both checks compare visual characters (grapheme clusters), so multi-part emoji and accented letters are compared correctly rather than being split into confusing partial matches.
  • With all three "ignore" options off, comparison is fully exact — a single extra space or different capitalization will change the result.

Frequently asked questions

No. Both checks run entirely in your browser.

Yes, with the default options (ignoring case, spaces, and punctuation) — that's the classic example, and it checks out.

Two phrases that contain exactly the same characters, just rearranged — "listen" and "silent" are a simple example.

Yes — comparison is done by visual character (grapheme cluster), not raw Unicode code points, so these compare correctly.

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