What does the HTML stripper do?

Removes all HTML tags from input text, leaving only the visible text content.

Does it decode HTML entities?

Yes, optionally decode entities like & → & and < → < after stripping tags.

What is the "collapse whitespace" option?

Collapses multiple consecutive spaces and line breaks into single spaces for cleaner plain text output.

Yes, all processing happens in your browser.

HTML Stripper

Q: What is the "collapse whitespace" option?

Collapses multiple consecutive spaces and line breaks into single spaces for cleaner plain text output.

Q: Is my data private?

Yes, all processing happens in your browser.

Remove all HTML tags and extract plain text from HTML.

Collapse whitespace Decode HTML entities

HTML Input

Plain Text

0 chars

HTML Stripper removes all HTML tags from a document and returns the inner text. Useful for extracting readable content from HTML emails, pages, or templates before further processing.

How to Use

1
Paste your HTML
Enter HTML content from a web page, email, or CMS that you want to convert to plain text.
2
Set options
Toggle "Decode HTML entities" and "Collapse whitespace" to control how the output is cleaned up.
3
Copy the plain text
Copy the stripped text for use in a document, data analysis, or plain-text email.

Frequently Asked Questions

: Removes all HTML tags from the input, leaving only the text content. A <p>Hello <b>world</b></p> becomes "Hello world".

HTML Stripper

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