diff --git a/src/processTargets/modifiers/HeadTailStage.ts b/src/processTargets/modifiers/HeadTailStage.ts
index 1b246a436b..74babdd55b 100644
--- a/src/processTargets/modifiers/HeadTailStage.ts
+++ b/src/processTargets/modifiers/HeadTailStage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Range, TextEditor } from "vscode";
+import { Range } from "vscode";
 import { Target } from "../../typings/target.types";
 import {
   HeadTailModifier,
diff --git a/src/processTargets/targets/BaseTarget.ts b/src/processTargets/targets/BaseTarget.ts
index 58ea6f4573..e4e16c29f3 100644
--- a/src/processTargets/targets/BaseTarget.ts
+++ b/src/processTargets/targets/BaseTarget.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
   createContinuousRangeWeakTarget,
 } from "../targetUtil/createContinuousRange";
 
-/** Parameters supported by all target classes */
+/** Parameters supported by most target classes */
 export interface CommonTargetParameters {
   readonly editor: TextEditor;
   readonly isReversed: boolean;
diff --git a/src/processTargets/targets/DocumentTarget.ts b/src/processTargets/targets/DocumentTarget.ts
index 7df946566c..4379e55081 100644
--- a/src/processTargets/targets/DocumentTarget.ts
+++ b/src/processTargets/targets/DocumentTarget.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { Range, TextEditor } from "vscode";
-import { fitRangeToLineContent } from "../modifiers/scopeTypeStages/LineStage";
+import { Range } from "vscode";
+import { shrinkRangeToFitContent } from "../../util/selectionUtils";
 import BaseTarget, { CommonTargetParameters } from "./BaseTarget";
-import WeakTarget from "./WeakTarget";
+import PlainTarget from "./PlainTarget";
 
 export default class DocumentTarget extends BaseTarget {
   insertionDelimiter = "\n";
@@ -23,10 +23,11 @@ export default class DocumentTarget extends BaseTarget {
 
   getInteriorStrict() {
     return [
-      new WeakTarget({
+      // Use plain target instead of interior target since we want the same content and removal range for a document interior.
+      new PlainTarget({
         editor: this.editor,
         isReversed: this.isReversed,
-        contentRange: getDocumentContentRange(this.editor),
+        contentRange: shrinkRangeToFitContent(this.editor, this.contentRange),
       }),
     ];
   }
@@ -35,31 +36,3 @@ export default class DocumentTarget extends BaseTarget {
     return this.state;
   }
 }
-
-function getDocumentContentRange(editor: TextEditor) {
-  const { document } = editor;
-  let firstLineNum = 0;
-  let lastLineNum = document.lineCount - 1;
-
-  for (let i = firstLineNum; i < document.lineCount; ++i) {
-    if (!document.lineAt(i).isEmptyOrWhitespace) {
-      firstLineNum = i;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  for (let i = lastLineNum; i > -1; --i) {
-    if (!document.lineAt(i).isEmptyOrWhitespace) {
-      lastLineNum = i;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-
-  const firstLine = document.lineAt(firstLineNum);
-  const lastLine = document.lineAt(lastLineNum);
-
-  return fitRangeToLineContent(
-    editor,
-    new Range(firstLine.range.start, lastLine.range.end)
-  );
-}
diff --git a/src/processTargets/targets/InteriorTarget.ts b/src/processTargets/targets/InteriorTarget.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..629a22fc5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/processTargets/targets/InteriorTarget.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { Range } from "vscode";
+import { shrinkRangeToFitContent } from "../../util/selectionUtils";
+import BaseTarget, { CommonTargetParameters } from "./BaseTarget";
+
+export interface InteriorTargetParameters
+  extends Omit<CommonTargetParameters, "contentRange"> {
+  readonly fullInteriorRange: Range;
+}
+
+export default class InteriorTarget extends BaseTarget {
+  insertionDelimiter = " ";
+  private readonly fullInteriorRange: Range;
+
+  constructor(parameters: InteriorTargetParameters) {
+    super({
+      ...parameters,
+      contentRange: shrinkRangeToFitContent(
+        parameters.editor,
+        parameters.fullInteriorRange
+      ),
+    });
+    this.fullInteriorRange = parameters.fullInteriorRange;
+  }
+
+  getLeadingDelimiterTarget = () => undefined;
+  getTrailingDelimiterTarget = () => undefined;
+  getRemovalRange = () => this.fullInteriorRange;
+
+  protected getCloneParameters() {
+    return {
+      ...this.state,
+      fullInteriorRange: this.fullInteriorRange,
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/processTargets/targets/SurroundingPairTarget.ts b/src/processTargets/targets/SurroundingPairTarget.ts
index c3bc151d74..d089bad289 100644
--- a/src/processTargets/targets/SurroundingPairTarget.ts
+++ b/src/processTargets/targets/SurroundingPairTarget.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import {
   getTokenTrailingDelimiterTarget,
 } from "../targetUtil/insertionRemovalBehaviors/TokenInsertionRemovalBehavior";
 import BaseTarget, { CommonTargetParameters } from "./BaseTarget";
+import InteriorTarget from "./InteriorTarget";
 import TokenTarget from "./TokenTarget";
-import WeakTarget from "./WeakTarget";
 
 interface SurroundingPairTargetParameters extends CommonTargetParameters {
   /**
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ export default class SurroundingPairTarget extends BaseTarget {
 
   getInteriorStrict() {
     return [
-      new WeakTarget({
+      new InteriorTarget({
         editor: this.editor,
         isReversed: this.isReversed,
-        contentRange: this.interiorRange_,
+        fullInteriorRange: this.interiorRange_,
       }),
     ];
   }
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/lineEndings/clearCoreFileLFCR.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/lineEndings/clearCoreFileLFCR.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9021d73122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/lineEndings/clearCoreFileLFCR.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  spokenForm: clear core file
+  version: 2
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+        - type: containingScope
+          scopeType: {type: document}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: clearAndSetSelection}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: "\r\n abc \r\n"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: "\r\n  \r\n"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 1}
+  thatMark:
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 1}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}, {type: containingScope, scopeType: {type: document}}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearCore.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearCore.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a343f2313a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearCore.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  spokenForm: clear core
+  version: 2
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: clearAndSetSelection}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: (    )
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: ()
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+  thatMark:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearCore2.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearCore2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba4959b448
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearCore2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  spokenForm: clear core
+  version: 2
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: clearAndSetSelection}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: ()
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 0}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 0}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: ()
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+  thatMark:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearHeadCoreCurly.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearHeadCoreCurly.yml
index eba314f3a4..02ac7443c1 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearHeadCoreCurly.yml
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/selectionTypes/clearHeadCoreCurly.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ initialState:
   marks: {}
 finalState:
   documentContents: |-
-    {z)
+    {
+        z)
     }
   selections:
-    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
-      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 4}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 4}
   thatMark:
-    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
-      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 4}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 4}
 fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: extendThroughStartOf, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}, {type: containingScope, scopeType: {type: surroundingPair, delimiter: curlyBrackets}}]}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/chuckCore.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/chuckCore.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95daa00b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/chuckCore.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+languageId: typescript
+command:
+  spokenForm: chuck core
+  version: 2
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: remove}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: |-
+    [
+        "foo",
+        "bar"
+    ]
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 10}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 10}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: "[]"
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+  thatMark:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/chuckCore2.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/chuckCore2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba6fc0f9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/chuckCore2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  spokenForm: chuck core
+  version: 2
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: remove}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: ( hello )
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 6}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 6}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: ()
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+  thatMark:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 1}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 1}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/python/clearMatching9.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/python/clearInside.yml
similarity index 91%
rename from src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/python/clearMatching9.yml
rename to src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/python/clearInside.yml
index c034896041..4a6692ff58 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/python/clearMatching9.yml
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/python/clearInside.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 languageId: python
 command:
   version: 1
-  spokenForm: clear matching
+  spokenForm: clear inside
   action: clearAndSetSelection
   targets:
     - type: primitive
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ initialState:
       active: {line: 1, character: 0}
   marks: {}
 finalState:
-  documentContents: "\"\"\"\"\"\""
+  documentContents: |-
+    """
+    """
   selections:
     - anchor: {line: 0, character: 3}
       active: {line: 0, character: 3}
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/typescript/takeCore.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/typescript/takeCore.yml
index cf8ae2f724..11382b9bb1 100644
--- a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/typescript/takeCore.yml
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/parseTree/typescript/takeCore.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ finalState:
         )
     }
   selections:
-    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 45}
-      active: {line: 3, character: 4}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 4}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 30}
   thatMark:
-    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 45}
-      active: {line: 3, character: 4}
+    - anchor: {line: 2, character: 4}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 30}
 fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: containingScope, scopeType: {type: surroundingPair, delimiter: any}}, {type: interiorOnly}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/takeCore.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/takeCore.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..516048dcd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/takeCore.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+languageId: typescript
+command:
+  spokenForm: take core
+  version: 2
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: setSelection}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: |-
+    [
+        "foo",
+        "bar"
+    ]
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 10}
+      active: {line: 1, character: 10}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: |-
+    [
+        "foo",
+        "bar"
+    ]
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 4}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 9}
+  thatMark:
+    - anchor: {line: 1, character: 4}
+      active: {line: 2, character: 9}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}]}]
diff --git a/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/takeCore2.yml b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/takeCore2.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e978c8f4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/suite/fixtures/recorded/surroundingPair/takeCore2.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+languageId: plaintext
+command:
+  spokenForm: take core
+  version: 2
+  targets:
+    - type: primitive
+      modifiers:
+        - {type: interiorOnly}
+  usePrePhraseSnapshot: true
+  action: {name: setSelection}
+initialState:
+  documentContents: ( hello )
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 6}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 6}
+  marks: {}
+finalState:
+  documentContents: ( hello )
+  selections:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 2}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 7}
+  thatMark:
+    - anchor: {line: 0, character: 2}
+      active: {line: 0, character: 7}
+fullTargets: [{type: primitive, mark: {type: cursor}, modifiers: [{type: interiorOnly}]}]
diff --git a/src/util/selectionUtils.ts b/src/util/selectionUtils.ts
index 8e443b0ef4..18d490c8f6 100644
--- a/src/util/selectionUtils.ts
+++ b/src/util/selectionUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Position, Range, Selection } from "vscode";
+import { Position, Range, Selection, TextEditor } from "vscode";
 import { SelectionWithEditor } from "../typings/Types";
 
 export function isForward(selection: Selection) {
@@ -42,3 +42,22 @@ export function selectionFromRange(isReversed: boolean, range: Range) {
   const { start, end } = range;
   return isReversed ? new Selection(end, start) : new Selection(start, end);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return a copy of {@link range} excluding any leading or trailing whitespace.
+ * If {@link range} contains only whitespace or is empty {@link range} will be returned unchanged.
+ * @param editor The text editor to use
+ * @param range The range to shrink down
+ * @returns A new range equal or smaller to {@link range}
+ */
+export function shrinkRangeToFitContent(editor: TextEditor, range: Range) {
+  const { document } = editor;
+  const text = document.getText(range);
+  const startDelta = text.length - text.trimStart().length;
+  const endDelta = text.length - text.trimEnd().length;
+  const startOffset = document.offsetAt(range.start) + startDelta;
+  const endOffset = document.offsetAt(range.end) - endDelta;
+  const start = document.positionAt(startOffset);
+  const end = document.positionAt(endOffset);
+  return new Range(start, end);
+}