Does this tool remove all HTML tags?

Yes. The HTML Stripper removes every HTML tag including opening tags, closing tags, self-closing tags and tags with attributes. The result is clean plain text with no markup remaining.

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Q: What are HTML entities and should I decode them?

HTML entities are codes used to represent special characters in HTML. For example & represents &, < represents <, and is a non-breaking space. Enable Decode Entities to convert these codes back into the actual characters in your output.

Paste HTML and instantly remove all tags to get clean plain text. Optionally decode HTML entities and preserve paragraph breaks. Free, private, no signup.

Output

Your plain text will appear here...

About the HTML Stripper

This tool removes every HTML tag from your input and returns clean, readable plain text. It handles all tag types including block elements, inline elements, self-closing tags and tags with complex attribute strings. Everything runs in your browser — your HTML is never sent to any server.

Available Options

Decode Entities — Converts HTML entities like &, <,   and " into their actual characters
Preserve Line Breaks — Converts block-level tags (p, div, br, h1–h6, li) into newlines before stripping so the output keeps the paragraph structure

Common Use Cases

Extracting readable content from HTML emails before archiving
Cleaning up copy-pasted text that contains stray HTML tags
Converting blog post HTML to plain text for repurposing
Stripping markup from web-scraped data before analysis
Preparing HTML content for word count or readability checks
Removing formatting before importing into a plain text editor

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this remove all HTML tags?

Yes. The tool removes every opening tag, closing tag, self-closing tag and tag with any attributes. It also strips HTML comments. The result is pure text with no markup remaining.

What are HTML entities and should I decode them?

HTML entities are special codes like & (&), < (<), > (>),   (space) and " ("). If your HTML contains these, enable Decode Entities to convert them to their readable characters. Otherwise they will appear literally in the output.

Why does my output have no paragraph breaks?

HTML paragraphs are separated by <p>, <div>, <br> and heading tags — not actual newline characters. Enable Preserve Line Breaks to convert those block-level tags into newlines before stripping, which keeps the structure readable in the output.

Is my HTML content private?

Completely private. All processing happens in your browser. Your HTML is never sent to any server, stored or logged. It is safe to paste confidential email templates, internal documents or proprietary HTML.