HTML Stripper - Remove HTML Tags from Text Online

Our free HTML stripper tool allows you to instantly remove HTML tags from text and extract plain text content. Perfect for cleaning HTML documents, extracting text from web pages, preparing content for text analysis, or converting HTML to plain text format.

What is HTML Stripping?

HTML stripping is the process of removing all HTML tags, attributes, and markup from HTML documents, leaving only the plain text content. This is useful for extracting readable text from HTML sources, cleaning up copied web content, or preparing text for analysis.

How Our HTML Stripper Works

Our tool uses DOM parsing to properly extract text content:

Parses HTML using browser's native DOMParser
Extracts text content from all elements
Removes all HTML tags and markup
Optionally decodes HTML entities
Cleans up whitespace and formatting

Key Features

Preserve Line Breaks: Option to keep line breaks from paragraph and div tags
Remove Multiple Spaces: Clean up excessive whitespace
Decode Entities: Convert HTML entities like & to &
Statistics: See original and extracted text lengths

Common Use Cases

Extracting text from web pages
Cleaning copied HTML content
Preparing content for text analysis
Converting HTML emails to plain text
Creating plain text versions of HTML documents

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the HTML stripper free to use?

Yes, our HTML stripper is completely free to use with no registration or usage limits.

Does it preserve formatting?

Basic line breaks can be preserved, but all HTML formatting (bold, italic, colors, etc.) is removed. Only plain text remains.

Can I strip HTML from large documents?

Yes, the tool can handle large HTML documents. Processing happens in your browser, so very large files may take longer to process.