# How to remove special character?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-special-character/258212>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [April 22, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-special-character/258212 "2008-04-22T04:14:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![medica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@medica](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/medica)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-remove-special-character/258212/1 "2008-04-22T04:14:21Z")

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I want to remove special charcters, say ’ ( ) : ?

only remain letters, numbers, and blank space