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HTML Stripper

Remove all HTML tags from your code and extract clean, readable plain text instantly.

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About HTML Stripper

HTML Stripper is a free online tool that removes every HTML tag from a block of markup and returns only the plain text, with optional controls for how the output is shaped. Paste raw page source, a CMS export, or a copy-pasted snippet and click Strip Tags — all angle-bracket markup is removed and you are left with readable content. A live stats bar shows how many tags were deleted and what percentage of characters were saved.

Unlike simpler strippers, this tool gives you two output modes. With the Line Breaks option enabled, a DOM tree walker visits every block-level element — paragraphs, headings, list items, divs, blockquotes — and inserts newlines at the right places, so the stripped text reads like a document rather than a wall of collapsed words. With Show URLs enabled, each hyperlink is rewritten as "anchor text (url)" before stripping, letting you retain link destinations in the output. Both options can be toggled independently, giving you full control over the result.

All processing happens entirely in your browser using the native DOMParser API. Nothing is sent to a server, so even confidential HTML — internal emails, staging-site source, proprietary templates — stays on your machine. The tool is free to use with no account, no rate limits, and no size cap.

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Key Features

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Two output modes

Strip to a single flat line with collapsed whitespace, or enable Line Breaks mode to have paragraph and heading structure reflected as newlines in the output.

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Show URLs option

When enabled, anchor tags are rewritten as "link text (url)" before stripping, so hyperlink destinations survive in the plain text output.

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Script and style content removed

The tool skips the inner content of script and style elements entirely, so JavaScript code and CSS rules never bleed into your stripped text.

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Live tag-removal stats

A stats bar appears after each strip showing the original character count, stripped count, number of tags removed, and the percentage of characters saved.

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100% client-side processing

The DOMParser API runs locally in your browser. No HTML is uploaded to a server, making it safe for confidential emails, internal documents, and proprietary code.

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Handles messy real-world markup

Browser-grade HTML parsing tolerates unclosed tags, missing quotes, and deeply nested structures without throwing errors or silently losing text.

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How to Use

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Paste Your HTML

Copy the HTML source code you want to strip and paste it into the input pane on the left.

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Configure Options

Toggle "Line Breaks" to preserve paragraph structure, or "Show URLs" to keep link destinations visible in the plain text output.

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Strip & Copy

Click "Strip Tags" to extract the plain text, then use the copy button to grab the result.

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Example

With Line Breaks and Show URLs both enabled, block structure is preserved as newlines and each link destination appears in parentheses.

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<h2>Contact Us</h2>
<p>Reach us by <a href="mailto:hello@example.com">email</a>
or visit our <a href="https://example.com/support">support page</a>.</p>
<ul>
  <li>Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm</li>
  <li>Response within 24 hours</li>
</ul>
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Contact Us

Reach us by email (mailto:hello@example.com)
or visit our support page (https://example.com/support).

Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm
Response within 24 hours
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Common Use Cases

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    Stripping full-page HTML with preserved structure

    When you need the text of a saved web page to still read like a document — with headings, paragraphs, and list items on separate lines — the Line Breaks option is what separates this tool from a plain regex tag-delete.

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    Auditing anchor links in a page

    Enable Show URLs before stripping to produce a plain-text document where every hyperlink appears as "anchor text (url)". Useful for link audits, content migrations, and verifying that no broken or unexpected destinations are embedded in a page.

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    Measuring markup bloat

    The stats bar reports the number of tags removed and the percentage of characters stripped. Use this to compare the markup-to-content ratio across pages or templates and spot code that has grown bloated over time.

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    Pre-processing HTML for language models and NLP

    Strip markup before feeding content to a language model, summarizer, or text classifier. Tag names, attributes, and script contents skew token counts and confuse models — removing them first improves output quality.

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    Sanitizing user-submitted HTML before storage

    When you need a plain-text preview or summary of user-generated HTML, stripping on the client before submission keeps both markup and styling out of your database without requiring a server-side sanitizer in every path.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is an HTML Stripper? expand_more
An HTML Stripper is a tool that removes all HTML tags and markup from a block of code, leaving only the plain text content. It is commonly used to extract readable text from web pages, email templates, or any HTML source without manually deleting tags.
Does this tool handle script and style tags? expand_more
Yes. The stripper removes not only the script and style tags themselves but also their inner content, so JavaScript code and CSS rules do not appear in your plain text output.
What does the "Show URLs" option do? expand_more
When enabled, every hyperlink in the HTML is converted from an anchor tag into "link text (url)" format in the output, so you can see where each link pointed without losing that information during stripping.
What does the "Line Breaks" option do? expand_more
When Line Breaks is enabled, the tool walks the parsed DOM tree and inserts newlines before and after block-level elements such as p, h1-h6, li, div, and blockquote. This preserves the document structure in the output. When disabled, all whitespace is collapsed into a single line.
Is my HTML data secure? expand_more
Absolutely. All tag stripping is performed entirely in your browser using JavaScript and the native DOMParser API. No data is transmitted to any server, so your HTML remains private and secure.
How is this different from the HTML to Text Converter tool? expand_more
Both tools strip tags, but they have different goals. HTML to Text Converter focuses on producing text that reads the way a browser renders it, matching the visual output. HTML Stripper gives you explicit control over line-break handling and link URL visibility via toggles, and shows a stats bar with the exact number of tags removed and percentage of characters saved — making it better suited for audit and data-processing workflows.
Can it strip malformed or partial HTML? expand_more
Yes. The browser DOMParser is very tolerant of broken markup, including unclosed tags, missing quotes, and mixed encoding. It will extract all discoverable text content even from imperfect source.
Is there a maximum input size? expand_more
There is no enforced limit. Because processing is entirely local, you can strip large documents — the only constraint is your device memory and browser performance.