What is HTML to Text?
HTML to Text strips HTML tags and extracts plain text from HTML documents. It removes all markup—tags, attributes, styles—while preserving the readable content. Ideal for search indexing, email previews, RSS descriptions, converting web content for display without formatting, or preparing text for NLP and analysis.
The tool handles nested tags, lists, headings, and links. List items get line breaks; headings and paragraphs are separated for clarity. Output is clean plain text suitable for databases, APIs, or any context where HTML is not allowed or desired.
Use it when you need to extract article text from scraped HTML, generate plain-text email versions, build search indexes, or feed content into systems that require unformatted text.
How to Use HTML to Text
- Paste or upload HTML: Paste your HTML into the input editor or upload an .html file. Full pages, fragments, or article content all work.
- Convert automatically: The tool strips all HTML tags and extracts the text content. Conversion happens instantly. Nested elements are flattened into readable text with appropriate spacing.
- Review the plain text: The output shows only the text—no tags or markup. Paragraphs, lists, and structure are reflected through line breaks and spacing.
- Copy or download: Copy the plain text to clipboard or download it for use in your application, email client, or data pipeline.
No signup required. Works on desktop and mobile.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does it preserve formatting?
It preserves logical structure: paragraph breaks, list item separators, and line breaks between blocks. Bold, italics, and other inline formatting are removed; you get plain text only.
What happens to links?
Link text is preserved. Depending on the tool mode, link URLs may be included (e.g., after the link text) or omitted. The output is optimized for readable plain text.
Can I convert large documents?
Yes. The tool handles large HTML documents efficiently. There are no arbitrary size limits, and processing is typically instant for documents up to hundreds of KB.
Is it useful for SEO or search?
Yes. Plain text extraction is useful for meta descriptions, search snippet generation, and building full-text search indexes. Many systems use HTML-to-text conversion as part of their indexing pipeline.