diff --git a/src/document.rs b/src/document.rs
index f63bf17..2fd3cf1 100644
--- a/src/document.rs
+++ b/src/document.rs
@@ -180,11 +180,22 @@ impl KdlDocument {
 
     /// Clears leading and trailing text (whitespace, comments). `KdlNode`s in
     /// this document will be unaffected.
+    ///
+    /// If you need to clear the `KdlNode`s, use [`Self::clear_fmt_recursive`].
     pub fn clear_fmt(&mut self) {
         self.leading = None;
         self.trailing = None;
     }
 
+    /// Clears leading and trailing text (whitespace, comments), also clearing
+    /// all the `KdlNode`s in the document.
+    pub fn clear_fmt_recursive(&mut self) {
+        self.clear_fmt();
+        for node in self.nodes.iter_mut() {
+            node.clear_fmt_recursive();
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Auto-formats this Document, making everything nice while preserving
     /// comments.
     pub fn fmt(&mut self) {
@@ -265,6 +276,36 @@ mod test {
 
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn canonical_clear_fmt() -> miette::Result<()> {
+        let left_src = r#"
+// There is a node here
+first_node /*with cool comments, too */ param=1.03e2 /-"commented" "argument" {
+    // With nested nodes too
+    nested 1 2 3
+    nested_2 "hi" "world" // this one is cool
+}
+second_node param=153 { nested one=1 two=2; }"#;
+        let right_src = r#"
+first_node param=103.0       "argument" {
+        // Different indentation, because
+        // Why not
+        nested 1 2 3
+        nested_2 "hi" /* actually, "hello" */ "world"
+}
+// There is a node here
+second_node /* This time, the comment is here */ param=153 {
+        nested one=1 two=2
+}"#;
+        let mut left_doc: KdlDocument = left_src.parse()?;
+        let mut right_doc: KdlDocument = right_src.parse()?;
+        assert_ne!(left_doc, right_doc);
+        left_doc.clear_fmt_recursive();
+        right_doc.clear_fmt_recursive();
+        assert_eq!(left_doc, right_doc);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parsing() -> miette::Result<()> {
         let src = "
diff --git a/src/entry.rs b/src/entry.rs
index d2c7769..6b04f26 100644
--- a/src/entry.rs
+++ b/src/entry.rs
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ impl KdlEntry {
     pub fn clear_fmt(&mut self) {
         self.leading = None;
         self.trailing = None;
+        self.value_repr = None;
+        if let Some(ty) = &mut self.ty {
+            ty.clear_fmt();
+        }
+        if let Some(name) = &mut self.name {
+            name.clear_fmt();
+        }
     }
 
     /// Gets the custom string representation for this KdlEntry's [`KdlValue`].
@@ -188,6 +195,17 @@ impl FromStr for KdlEntry {
 mod test {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn reset_value_repr() -> miette::Result<()> {
+        let mut left_entry: KdlEntry = "   name=1.03e2".parse()?;
+        let mut right_entry: KdlEntry = "   name=103.0".parse()?;
+        assert_ne!(left_entry, right_entry);
+        left_entry.clear_fmt();
+        right_entry.clear_fmt();
+        assert_eq!(left_entry, right_entry);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn new() {
         let entry = KdlEntry::new(42);
diff --git a/src/node.rs b/src/node.rs
index 0585465..1e15fef 100644
--- a/src/node.rs
+++ b/src/node.rs
@@ -119,12 +119,29 @@ impl KdlNode {
     /// Clears leading and trailing text (whitespace, comments), as well as
     /// the space before the children block, if any. Individual entries and
     /// their formatting will be preserved.
+    ///
+    /// If you want to clear formatting on all children and entries as well,
+    /// use [`Self::clear_fmt_recursive`].
     pub fn clear_fmt(&mut self) {
         self.leading = None;
         self.trailing = None;
         self.before_children = None;
     }
 
+    /// Clears leading and trailing text (whitespace, comments), as well as
+    /// the space before the children block, if any. Individual entries and
+    /// children formatting will also be cleared.
+    pub fn clear_fmt_recursive(&mut self) {
+        self.clear_fmt();
+        self.name.clear_fmt();
+        if let Some(children) = &mut self.children {
+            children.clear_fmt_recursive();
+        }
+        for entry in self.entries.iter_mut() {
+            entry.clear_fmt();
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Fetches an entry by key. Number keys will look up arguments, strings
     /// will look up properties.
     pub fn get(&self, key: impl Into<NodeKey>) -> Option<&KdlEntry> {
@@ -509,6 +526,21 @@ impl KdlNode {
 mod test {
     use super::*;
 
+    #[test]
+    fn canonical_clear_fmt() -> miette::Result<()> {
+        let mut left_node: KdlNode = r#"node /-"commented" param_name=103.000 {
+            // This is a nested node
+            nested 1 2 3
+        }"#
+        .parse()?;
+        let mut right_node: KdlNode = "node param_name=103.0 { nested 1 2 3; }".parse()?;
+        assert_ne!(left_node, right_node);
+        left_node.clear_fmt_recursive();
+        right_node.clear_fmt_recursive();
+        assert_eq!(left_node, right_node);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn parsing() -> miette::Result<()> {
         let node: KdlNode = "\n\t  (\"ty\")\"node\" 0xDEADbeef;\n".parse()?;