diff --git a/.changeset/warm-news-wonder.md b/.changeset/warm-news-wonder.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a845151cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/warm-news-wonder.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+---
diff --git a/.changeset/wet-bats-tickle.md b/.changeset/wet-bats-tickle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50b3cbc194
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/wet-bats-tickle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/clerk-js': patch
+---
+
+Inputs will now trim usernames and email addresses since whitespace as a prefix or suffix is invalid in these fields.
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInStart.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInStart.tsx
index 67bc05d34b..7142db7e1f 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInStart.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignIn/SignInStart.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export function _SignInStart(): JSX.Element {
   const textIdentifierField = useFormControl('identifier', initialValues[identifierAttribute] || '', {
     ...currentIdentifier,
     isRequired: true,
+    transformer: value => value.trim(),
   });
 
   const phoneIdentifierField = useFormControl('identifier', initialValues['phone_number'] || '', {
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpStart.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpStart.tsx
index 65b12c2ebb..a090f6d02a 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpStart.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/components/SignUp/SignUpStart.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ function _SignUpStart(): JSX.Element {
       type: 'text',
       label: localizationKeys('formFieldLabel__username'),
       placeholder: localizationKeys('formFieldInputPlaceholder__username'),
+      transformer: value => value.trim(),
     }),
     phoneNumber: useFormControl('phoneNumber', signUp.phoneNumber || initialValues.phoneNumber || '', {
       type: 'tel',
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/primitives/Input.tsx b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/primitives/Input.tsx
index 212866e49b..717c4b120b 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/primitives/Input.tsx
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/primitives/Input.tsx
@@ -76,12 +76,7 @@ export const Input = React.forwardRef<HTMLInputElement, InputProps>((props, ref)
    * type="email" will not allow characters like this one "ö", instead remove type email and provide a pattern that accepts any character before the "@" symbol
    */
 
-  const typeProps =
-    type === 'email'
-      ? {
-          pattern: '^.*@[a-zA-Z0-9\\-]+\\.[a-zA-Z0-9\\-\\.]+$',
-        }
-      : { type };
+  const typeProps = type === 'email' ? { pattern: '^.*@[a-zA-Z0-9\\-]+\\.[a-zA-Z0-9\\-\\.]+$' } : { type };
 
   const passwordManagerProps = ignorePasswordManager
     ? {
diff --git a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/useFormControl.ts b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/useFormControl.ts
index 7144a7301f..dddb506063 100644
--- a/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/useFormControl.ts
+++ b/packages/clerk-js/src/ui/utils/useFormControl.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@ import { useLocalizations } from '../localization';
 
 type SelectOption = { value: string; label?: string };
 
+type Transformer = (value: string) => string;
+
 type Options = {
   isRequired?: boolean;
   placeholder?: string | LocalizationKey;
   options?: SelectOption[];
+  transformer?: Transformer;
   defaultChecked?: boolean;
   infoText?: LocalizationKey | string;
 } & (
@@ -75,12 +78,21 @@ export type FormControlState<Id = string> = FieldStateProps<Id> & {
 
 export type FeedbackType = 'success' | 'error' | 'warning' | 'info';
 
+const emailTransformer = (v: string) => v.trim();
+const applyTransformers = (v: string, transformers: Transformer[]) => {
+  let value = v;
+  for (let i = 0; i < transformers.length; i++) {
+    value = transformers[i](value);
+  }
+  return value;
+};
+
 export const useFormControl = <Id extends string>(
   id: Id,
   initialState: string,
   opts?: Options,
 ): FormControlState<Id> => {
-  opts = opts || {
+  const options = opts || {
     type: 'text',
     label: '',
     isRequired: false,
@@ -88,11 +100,18 @@ export const useFormControl = <Id extends string>(
     options: [],
     defaultChecked: false,
   };
+  const transformers: Transformer[] = [];
+  if (options.transformer) {
+    transformers.push(options.transformer);
+  }
+  if (options.type === 'email') {
+    transformers.push(emailTransformer);
+  }
 
   const { translateError, t } = useLocalizations();
-  const [value, setValueInternal] = useState<string>(initialState);
+  const [value, setValueInternal] = useState<string>(applyTransformers(initialState, transformers));
   const [isFocused, setFocused] = useState(false);
-  const [checked, setCheckedInternal] = useState<boolean>(opts?.defaultChecked || false);
+  const [checked, setCheckedInternal] = useState<boolean>(options?.defaultChecked || false);
   const [hasPassedComplexity, setHasPassedComplexity] = useState(false);
   const [feedback, setFeedback] = useState<{ message: string; type: FeedbackType }>({
     message: '',
@@ -100,10 +119,10 @@ export const useFormControl = <Id extends string>(
   });
 
   const onChange: FormControlState['onChange'] = event => {
-    if (opts?.type === 'checkbox') {
+    if (options?.type === 'checkbox') {
       return setCheckedInternal(event.target.checked);
     }
-    return setValueInternal(event.target.value || '');
+    return setValueInternal(applyTransformers(event.target.value || '', transformers));
   };
 
   const setValue: FormControlState['setValue'] = val => setValueInternal(val || '');
@@ -135,7 +154,7 @@ export const useFormControl = <Id extends string>(
     setFocused(false);
   };
 
-  const { defaultChecked, validatePassword: validatePasswordProp, buildErrorMessage, ...restOpts } = opts;
+  const { defaultChecked, validatePassword: validatePasswordProp, buildErrorMessage, ...restOpts } = options;
 
   const props = {
     id,
@@ -148,13 +167,13 @@ export const useFormControl = <Id extends string>(
     onBlur,
     onFocus,
     setWarning,
-    feedback: feedback.message || t(opts.infoText),
+    feedback: feedback.message || t(options.infoText),
     feedbackType: feedback.type,
     setInfo,
     clearFeedback,
     hasPassedComplexity,
     setHasPassedComplexity,
-    validatePassword: opts.type === 'password' ? opts.validatePassword : undefined,
+    validatePassword: options.type === 'password' ? options.validatePassword : undefined,
     isFocused,
     ...restOpts,
   };