Remove HTML Tags from Text

Removes HTML markup and keeps the readable text. Paragraphs, headings, list items and <br> tags become line breaks.

Result

The converted text appears here as you type.

For example
<h2>Summer sale</h2><p>Up to <strong>50% off</strong> this week.</p>
Summer sale
Up to 50% off this week.

How to use

  1. Paste or type your text in the box.
  2. Check the result. Every change is highlighted, so you can see exactly what will be different.
  3. Press Copy Result, or Open in Editor to keep working with more tools, undo and saved drafts.

Example

Before
<h2>Summer sale</h2><p>Up to <strong>50% off</strong> this week.</p>
After
Summer sale
Up to 50% off this week.

What it's for

  • Getting plain text out of a CMS field or email template
  • Counting words in content that was saved as HTML

Questions

Are scripts and styles removed?

Yes. Everything inside <script> and <style> tags is removed together with the tags.

What happens to entities like &amp;?

They become the characters they stand for, so &amp; turns into & and &lt; turns into <.

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