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Remove HTML Tags

Strip all HTML tags and markup from rich text, web clippings, or code to extract clean, readable plain text. Fast and private.

How to Use Remove HTML Tags

  1. Paste HTML: Paste rich HTML markup, website source code, or email templates into the workspace.
  2. Configure Options: Choose whether to decode HTML entities (like & and ") and remove script/style tags.
  3. Copy Plain Text: Your clean plain text output is ready with all HTML tags stripped.

Key Features & Capabilities

  • Complete Tag Removal: Removes all HTML/XML opening, closing, and self-closing tags.
  • Entity Decoding: Optionally converts entities like `&amp;` to `&`, `&lt;` to `<`, and `&nbsp;` to spaces.
  • Script & Style Stripping: Safely strips entire `<script>` and `<style>` blocks rather than leaving raw code.
  • 100% In-Browser Privacy: Your text never leaves your device or touches an external server.

Common Use Cases

  • Web Scraping Cleaning: Strip HTML boilerplate from scraped articles to extract clean text for NLP or LLM prompts.
  • Email Copy Extraction: Extract plain text copy from HTML newsletter templates.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this tool remove the contents of <script> and <style> tags?
Yes, it removes both the tags and the internal JavaScript/CSS content to leave only readable text.
Are HTML entities like &nbsp; decoded?
Yes, common HTML entities are converted into their plain text equivalents.

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