function bw2 = charcrop(bw)

% Find the boundary of the image
[y2temp x2temp] = size(bw);
x1=1;
y1=1;
x2=x2temp;
y2=y2temp;

%left side
cntB=1;
while (sum(bw(:,cntB))==y2temp)
    x1=x1+1;
    cntB=cntB+1;
end

%right side
cntB=1;
while (sum(bw(cntB,:))==x2temp)
    y1=y1+1;
    cntB=cntB+1;
end

%up side
cntB=x2temp;
while (sum(bw(:,cntB))==y2temp)
    x2=x2-1;
    cntB=cntB-1;
end

%down side
cntB=y2temp;
while (sum(bw(cntB,:))==x2temp)
    y2=y2-1;
    cntB=cntB-1;
end

% Crop the char
bw2=imcrop(bw,[x1,y1,(x2-x1),(y2-y1)]); 