diff --git a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp
index ffe1e8cfbb..e4050a8bf5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/AudioCommon/CubebUtils.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void LogCallback(const char* format, ...)
   va_start(args, format);
   const char* filename = va_arg(args, const char*) + s_path_cutoff_point;
   const int lineno = va_arg(args, int);
-  const std::string adapted_format(StripSpaces(format + strlen("%s:%d:")));
+  const std::string adapted_format(StripWhitespace(format + strlen("%s:%d:")));
   const std::string message = StringFromFormatV(adapted_format.c_str(), args);
   va_end(args);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
index 0925b8b4d4..41f1917fef 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/IniFile.cpp
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ void IniFile::ParseLine(std::string_view line, std::string* keyOut, std::string*
   if (firstEquals != std::string::npos)
   {
     // Yes, a valid line!
-    *keyOut = StripSpaces(line.substr(0, firstEquals));
+    *keyOut = StripWhitespace(line.substr(0, firstEquals));
 
     if (valueOut)
     {
-      *valueOut = StripQuotes(StripSpaces(line.substr(firstEquals + 1, std::string::npos)));
+      *valueOut = StripQuotes(StripWhitespace(line.substr(firstEquals + 1, std::string::npos)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ bool IniFile::Section::GetLines(std::vector<std::string>* lines, const bool remo
 {
   for (const std::string& line : m_lines)
   {
-    std::string_view stripped_line = StripSpaces(line);
+    std::string_view stripped_line = StripWhitespace(line);
 
     if (remove_comments)
     {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ bool IniFile::Section::GetLines(std::vector<std::string>* lines, const bool remo
 
       if (commentPos != std::string::npos)
       {
-        stripped_line = StripSpaces(stripped_line.substr(0, commentPos));
+        stripped_line = StripWhitespace(stripped_line.substr(0, commentPos));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp
index c498e261fd..4a5f21ddc2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.cpp
@@ -219,20 +219,31 @@ std::string ArrayToString(const u8* data, u32 size, int line_len, bool spaces)
   return oss.str();
 }
 
-// Turns "\n\r\t hello " into "hello" (trims at the start and end but not inside).
-std::string_view StripSpaces(std::string_view str)
+template <typename T>
+static std::string_view StripEnclosingChars(std::string_view str, T chars)
 {
-  const size_t s = str.find_first_not_of(" \t\r\n");
+  const size_t s = str.find_first_not_of(chars);
 
   if (str.npos != s)
-    return str.substr(s, str.find_last_not_of(" \t\r\n") - s + 1);
+    return str.substr(s, str.find_last_not_of(chars) - s + 1);
   else
     return "";
 }
 
+// Turns "\n\r\t hello " into "hello" (trims at the start and end but not inside).
+std::string_view StripWhitespace(std::string_view str)
+{
+  return StripEnclosingChars(str, " \t\r\n");
+}
+
+std::string_view StripSpaces(std::string_view str)
+{
+  return StripEnclosingChars(str, ' ');
+}
+
 // "\"hello\"" is turned to "hello"
 // This one assumes that the string has already been space stripped in both
-// ends, as done by StripSpaces above, for example.
+// ends, as done by StripWhitespace above, for example.
 std::string_view StripQuotes(std::string_view s)
 {
   if (!s.empty() && '\"' == s[0] && '\"' == *s.rbegin())
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h
index 5db7cbfa37..0df7b8d119 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/StringUtil.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ inline void CharArrayFromFormat(char (&out)[Count], const char* format, ...)
 // Good
 std::string ArrayToString(const u8* data, u32 size, int line_len = 20, bool spaces = true);
 
+std::string_view StripWhitespace(std::string_view s);
 std::string_view StripSpaces(std::string_view s);
 std::string_view StripQuotes(std::string_view s);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp
index ebb1f78160..e4fc7c4c68 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/GeckoCodeConfig.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ std::vector<GeckoCode> DownloadCodes(std::string gametdb_id, bool* succeeded, bo
   {
     // Remove \r at the end of the line for files using windows line endings, std::getline only
     // removes \n
-    line = StripSpaces(line);
+    line = StripWhitespace(line);
 
     if (line.empty())
     {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ std::vector<GeckoCode> DownloadCodes(std::string gametdb_id, bool* succeeded, bo
       std::istringstream ssline(line);
       // stop at [ character (beginning of contributor name)
       std::getline(ssline, gcode.name, '[');
-      gcode.name = StripSpaces(gcode.name);
+      gcode.name = StripWhitespace(gcode.name);
       gcode.user_defined = true;
       // read the code creator name
       std::getline(ssline, gcode.creator, ']');
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ std::vector<GeckoCode> LoadCodes(const IniFile& globalIni, const IniFile& localI
         ss.seekg(1, std::ios_base::cur);
         // read the code name
         std::getline(ss, gcode.name, '[');  // stop at [ character (beginning of contributor name)
-        gcode.name = StripSpaces(gcode.name);
+        gcode.name = StripWhitespace(gcode.name);
         // read the code creator name
         std::getline(ss, gcode.creator, ']');
         break;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PPCSymbolDB.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PPCSymbolDB.cpp
index 6683dd6904..d684cf64da 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PPCSymbolDB.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/PPCSymbolDB.cpp
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool PPCSymbolDB::LoadMap(const std::string& filename, bool bad)
       constexpr auto is_hex_str = [](const std::string& s) {
         return !s.empty() && s.find_first_not_of("0123456789abcdefABCDEF") == std::string::npos;
       };
-      const std::string stripped_line(StripSpaces(line));
+      const std::string stripped_line(StripWhitespace(line));
       std::istringstream iss(stripped_line);
       iss.imbue(std::locale::classic());
       std::string word;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/SignatureDB/MEGASignatureDB.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/SignatureDB/MEGASignatureDB.cpp
index c8edb40898..b12e7f1e6f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/SignatureDB/MEGASignatureDB.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/PowerPC/SignatureDB/MEGASignatureDB.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ bool GetFunctionName(std::istringstream* iss, std::string* name)
 
   std::getline(*iss, buffer);
   size_t next = buffer.find(" ^");
-  *name = StripSpaces(buffer.substr(0, next));
+  *name = StripWhitespace(buffer.substr(0, next));
 
   if (name->empty())
     return false;
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp
index d53a298350..391a0dc044 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/TitleDatabase.cpp
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ static Map LoadMap(const std::string& file_path)
     if (equals_index != std::string::npos)
     {
       const std::string_view line_view(line);
-      const std::string_view game_id = StripSpaces(line_view.substr(0, equals_index));
+      const std::string_view game_id = StripWhitespace(line_view.substr(0, equals_index));
       if (game_id.length() >= 4)
-        map.emplace(game_id, StripSpaces(line_view.substr(equals_index + 1)));
+        map.emplace(game_id, StripWhitespace(line_view.substr(equals_index + 1)));
     }
   }
   return map;
diff --git a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
index 4e311722d4..03b50e7d82 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DiscIO/VolumeVerifier.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ std::vector<RedumpVerifier::PotentialMatch> RedumpVerifier::ScanDatfile(const st
       // disc with the game ID "G96P" and the serial "DL-DOL-D96P-EUR, DL-DOL-G96P-EUR".
       for (const std::string& serial_str : SplitString(serials, ','))
       {
-        const std::string_view serial = StripSpaces(serial_str);
+        const std::string_view serial = StripWhitespace(serial_str);
 
         // Skip the prefix, normally either "DL-DOL-" or "RVL-" (depending on the console),
         // but there are some exceptions like the "RVLE-SBSE-USA-B0" serial.
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp
index a5b0adca99..a119240f59 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MenuBar.cpp
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ void MenuBar::CheckNAND()
         {
           title_listings += " - " + banner.GetName();
           const std::string description = banner.GetDescription();
-          if (!StripSpaces(description).empty())
+          if (!StripWhitespace(description).empty())
             title_listings += " - " + description;
         }
       }
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/BroadbandAdapterSettingsDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/BroadbandAdapterSettingsDialog.cpp
index 8a8d0c752c..6e1e404b92 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/BroadbandAdapterSettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/BroadbandAdapterSettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ void BroadbandAdapterSettingsDialog::InitControls()
 
 void BroadbandAdapterSettingsDialog::SaveAddress()
 {
-  const std::string bba_new_address(StripSpaces(m_address_input->text().toStdString()));
+  const std::string bba_new_address(StripWhitespace(m_address_input->text().toStdString()));
 
   switch (m_bba_type)
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/USBDeviceAddToWhitelistDialog.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/USBDeviceAddToWhitelistDialog.cpp
index 1024816e22..bb0888195e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/USBDeviceAddToWhitelistDialog.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Settings/USBDeviceAddToWhitelistDialog.cpp
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ void USBDeviceAddToWhitelistDialog::RefreshDeviceList()
 
 void USBDeviceAddToWhitelistDialog::AddUSBDeviceToWhitelist()
 {
-  const std::string vid_string(StripSpaces(device_vid_textbox->text().toStdString()));
-  const std::string pid_string(StripSpaces(device_pid_textbox->text().toStdString()));
+  const std::string vid_string(StripWhitespace(device_vid_textbox->text().toStdString()));
+  const std::string pid_string(StripWhitespace(device_pid_textbox->text().toStdString()));
   if (!IsValidUSBIDString(vid_string))
   {
     // i18n: Here, VID means Vendor ID (for a USB device).
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp
index 59c22612f4..1f78071856 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static std::unique_ptr<Expression> ParseBarewordExpression(const std::string& st
 
 ParseResult ParseExpression(const std::string& str)
 {
-  if (StripSpaces(str).empty())
+  if (StripWhitespace(str).empty())
     return ParseResult::MakeEmptyResult();
 
   auto bareword_expr = ParseBarewordExpression(str);
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DInput/DInput.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DInput/DInput.cpp
index 1ab12af20a..aa1826ae45 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DInput/DInput.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/DInput/DInput.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ std::string GetDeviceName(const LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE8 device)
   HRESULT hr = device->GetProperty(DIPROP_PRODUCTNAME, &str.diph);
   if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
   {
-    result = StripSpaces(WStringToUTF8(str.wsz));
+    result = StripWhitespace(WStringToUTF8(str.wsz));
   }
   else
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSX.mm b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSX.mm
index 10c30ffb21..2d0651b6bd 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSX.mm
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSX.mm
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static std::string GetDeviceRefName(IOHIDDeviceRef inIOHIDDeviceRef)
 {
   const NSString* name = reinterpret_cast<const NSString*>(
       IOHIDDeviceGetProperty(inIOHIDDeviceRef, CFSTR(kIOHIDProductKey)));
-  return (name != nullptr) ? std::string(StripSpaces([name UTF8String])) : "Unknown device";
+  return (name != nullptr) ? std::string(StripWhitespace([name UTF8String])) : "Unknown device";
 }
 
 static void DeviceRemovalCallback(void* inContext, IOReturn inResult, void* inSender,
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSXJoystick.mm b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSXJoystick.mm
index f8ee6e5446..82ad68e205 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSXJoystick.mm
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/OSX/OSXJoystick.mm
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ std::string Joystick::Button::GetName() const
 {
   std::ostringstream s;
   s << IOHIDElementGetUsage(m_element);
-  return std::string("Button ").append(StripSpaces(s.str()));
+  return std::string("Button ").append(StripWhitespace(s.str()));
 }
 
 Joystick::Axis::Axis(IOHIDElementRef element, IOHIDDeviceRef device, direction dir)
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ Joystick::Axis::Axis(IOHIDElementRef element, IOHIDDeviceRef device, direction d
     std::ostringstream s;
     s << "CK-";
     s << elementCookie;
-    description = StripSpaces(s.str());
+    description = StripWhitespace(s.str());
     break;
   }
   }
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp
index 0d7494142d..0ea15251ad 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ void PopulateDevices()
 }
 
 Joystick::Joystick(SDL_Joystick* const joystick, const int sdl_index)
-    : m_joystick(joystick), m_name(StripSpaces(GetJoystickName(sdl_index)))
+    : m_joystick(joystick), m_name(StripWhitespace(GetJoystickName(sdl_index)))
 {
   // really bad HACKS:
   // to not use SDL for an XInput device
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.cpp
index b934e86e71..f755a175a5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/WGInput/WGInput.cpp
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ void PopulateDevices()
         if (SUCCEEDED(hr = rgc2->get_DisplayName(&hstr)) && hstr)
         {
           device_name =
-              StripSpaces(WStringToUTF8(g_WindowsGetStringRawBuffer_address(hstr, nullptr)));
+              StripWhitespace(WStringToUTF8(g_WindowsGetStringRawBuffer_address(hstr, nullptr)));
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp
index 6df37b47df..d3a222890b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/evdev/evdev.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ protected:
   {
     if (const char* code_name = libevdev_event_code_get_name(EV_KEY, m_code))
     {
-      const auto name = StripSpaces(code_name);
+      const auto name = StripWhitespace(code_name);
 
       for (auto remove_prefix : {"BTN_", "KEY_"})
       {
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ bool evdevDevice::AddNode(std::string devnode, int fd, libevdev* dev)
   m_nodes.emplace_back(Node{std::move(devnode), fd, dev});
 
   // Take on the alphabetically first name.
-  const auto potential_new_name = StripSpaces(libevdev_get_name(dev));
+  const auto potential_new_name = StripWhitespace(libevdev_get_name(dev));
   if (m_name.empty() || potential_new_name < m_name)
     m_name = potential_new_name;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputProfile.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputProfile.cpp
index be0f02c975..492b45975e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputProfile.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/InputProfile.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> GetProfilesFromSetting(const std::string& setting, cons
   std::vector<std::string> result;
   for (const std::string& setting_choice : setting_choices)
   {
-    const std::string path = root + std::string(StripSpaces(setting_choice));
+    const std::string path = root + std::string(StripWhitespace(setting_choice));
     if (File::IsDirectory(path))
     {
       const auto files_under_directory = Common::DoFileSearch({path}, {".ini"}, true);