HTML to Text
Strip HTML tags and extract plain text from HTML code.
Need the text without the markup? This tool strips common HTML tags and gives you clean, readable plain text. It handles tags, inline styles, scripts and HTML entities. Paste your HTML above and get the text content out.
What Gets Removed
- All HTML tags (div, span, p, a, img, table, etc.)
- Inline CSS styles and style blocks
- JavaScript code within script tags
- HTML comments
- Data attributes and class names
What Gets Preserved
- All visible text content
- Line breaks from block elements (paragraphs, headings, divs)
- List item formatting with proper spacing
- Decoded HTML entities (& becomes &, < becomes <, becomes a space)
Why Not Just Copy and Paste?
If you copy text directly from a web page, you often get hidden formatting, non-breaking spaces and structural elements that cause problems in text editors or databases. This tool strips everything cleanly. What you get is pure text with no hidden characters lurking underneath.
Common Use Cases
- Extracting content from web scraping results for analysis
- Creating plain text versions of HTML emails for accessibility
- Cleaning up scraped data before importing into spreadsheets or databases
- Reviewing what search engines actually see when they index your page
- Preparing clean text to feed into AI tools for summarization
Before You Use The Output
Give the result a quick scan before you paste it somewhere important. Navigation menus, footer links and cookie text can appear in scraped HTML even when you only wanted the article body. Remove anything that does not belong, then check line breaks so headings, bullet points and paragraphs still make sense.
How to Use
- Paste your HTML code in the input area.
- Clean plain text appears instantly in the output.
- Copy the extracted text.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I use HTML to Text?
Paste HTML and the tool extracts readable text. It removes tags while keeping useful line breaks. Use it for copied source, scraped snippets, email templates and messy formatted text.
Does it decode HTML entities?
Yes. Entities such as ampersands, less-than signs and non-breaking spaces are converted to readable characters. If the text still looks odd, it may have been encoded more than once.
Why does copied browser text include strange spacing?
Browser copy can bring hidden formatting and spacing. HTML to Text gives you a cleaner plain-text version. Review the output if the original page had tables, menus or complex layout.
Can I use it for scraped content?
Yes. It is useful when scraped content includes tags, menus or source markup. Make sure you have the right to use the content before republishing it.
Will it keep links?
It can preserve link text, but not always the URL unless the tool is built to include href values. Check important links before using the output as a source.