Typo Spotter Guide
Flag double spaces, stray spaces around punctuation, repeated words and informal Indonesian short forms.
A short companion for Typo Spotter: when it is useful, what it expects, and what to check before using the result.
What it does
A rule checker for the mistakes that spellcheck misses. It flags double spaces, a space before a comma or a full stop, a missing space after punctuation, repeated words such as the same word twice, runs of exclamation marks and spaces hugging brackets. Turn on the informal switch and it also lists common Indonesian short forms like yg, tdk and diatas with the fuller word to use instead.
Use the tool
Open Typo Spotter, add the input the tool asks for, run it, and check the output before using it elsewhere.
Input and output
- Input: text.
- Output: text.
- Category: Text.
Privacy and processing
Processing happens locally in your browser. This tool does not upload the input to ilham.dev.
Questions
Is this checking grammar?
No. It only matches patterns, so it will not tell you whether a sentence makes sense and it does not know the difference between your and you're. It is a first pass for mechanical slips, not a replacement for reading the text.
Why does it flag text that looks fine?
Some rules are deliberately blunt. A missing-space rule will fire on e.g. and a repeated-word rule on a genuine repetition like had had, both of which are sometimes correct. Treat the list as suggestions and skim it.
Does anything leave the page?
No. The checking runs entirely in the browser, so drafts and internal notes can be pasted in without them being sent anywhere.
Related guide
For broader background, see Text Formatting and Cleanup.