Mention Extractor
Collect social-style handles from pasted text in their original order.
How Mention Extractor works
Mention Extractor handles at-prefixed handles that begin after whitespace or at the start of the input and may include Unicode letters, digits, dots, underscores, and hyphens. The scanner walks the text from left to right, captures each qualified handle without surrounding prose, and emits the matches on separate lines for easy copying. The Mention Extractor exposes its caption or text controls so this particular convention stays inspectable instead of hiding behind an unexplained preset.
From @ada met @grace.hopper, the result contains @ada followed by @grace.hopper on the next line, with the internal dot retained. Community managers can audit who a draft mentions or turn a conversation transcript into a compact handle checklist. The Mention Extractor presents a deterministic plain-text result that can be copied and compared with the worked value before it enters another workflow.
Limits and private processing
Platform username rules differ, and email addresses are intentionally not treated as mentions when the at sign occurs inside a larger token. The Mention Extractor performs its complete operation locally in your browser; neither the source text nor its settings are uploaded, stored remotely, or sent through an external request.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Mention Extractor work?
The scanner walks the text from left to right, captures each qualified handle without surrounding prose, and emits the matches on separate lines for easy copying.
What does the default Mention Extractor example return?
From @ada met @grace.hopper, the result contains @ada followed by @grace.hopper on the next line, with the internal dot retained.
What limitation should I know about?
Platform username rules differ, and email addresses are intentionally not treated as mentions when the at sign occurs inside a larger token.
Is the Mention Extractor private?
Yes. This specific mention extractor operation runs locally in your browser and does not transmit the input or settings.
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