What does this HTML to Text converter do?

It strips all HTML tags from your input and returns only the visible text content. It also decodes HTML entities (like & to &, < to <) and optionally preserves line breaks from block-level elements like paragraphs, headings, and list items.

Does it preserve formatting like bold or italic?

No — plain text has no formatting, so bold, italic, underline, and other visual styles are lost. Only the text content inside those tags is kept. If you need to preserve structure, consider HTML to Markdown conversion instead.

What HTML entities are decoded?

Common named entities like &, <, >, ", and numeric entities are all decoded to their plain text equivalents. This ensures the output is clean and human-readable.

Is my HTML data sent to a server?

No. All conversion happens entirely in your browser using the built-in DOMParser API. Your HTML content never leaves your device.

What is the 'Preserve Line Breaks' option?

When enabled, block-level HTML elements like p, div, h1-h6, li, and br are converted to newlines before the text is extracted. This keeps the content structure readable. When disabled, all whitespace is collapsed to a single space.

HTML to Text Converter

Strip HTML tags and convert HTML to clean plain text. Preserve line breaks, decode entities, and extract readable content from any HTML.

Preserve line breaks

HTML Input

How to Use

Strip HTML tags and convert HTML to clean plain text. Preserve line breaks, decode entities, and extract readable content from any HTML.

1Paste your HTML code into the input field.
2Enable 'Preserve Line Breaks' if you want to keep paragraph structure.
3Click 'Convert to Text' to strip HTML tags.
4Review the plain text output — headings and paragraphs become separate lines.
5Click 'Copy to Clipboard' to use the result.

Key Features

Strips all HTML tags while preserving text content
Decodes HTML entities (&, <, > and more)
Optional line break preservation for block elements
100% browser-based — no server, no data leakage
Instant conversion with character count

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