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HTML Stripper
Remove all HTML tags from text, leaving clean plain text.
Updated July 10, 2026
How to use the html stripper
- 1Paste the HTML you want to clean.
- 2Read the plain text output.
- 3Check the word and character counts.
- 4Copy the clean text.
Common uses
- Cleaning text copied from a web page
- Converting rich email or CMS content to plain text
- Extracting readable text from page source
- Removing formatting before pasting elsewhere
Frequently asked questions
How does it remove HTML?
It parses the HTML into a document and extracts the text content, which reliably drops all tags, scripts, and styles. That is safer than a regex, which can miss malformed tags or accidentally delete real text between angle brackets.
Does it keep line breaks?
Yes. Paragraphs, list items, and break tags are converted to real newlines so the text stays readable instead of collapsing into one block. Extra blank lines are tidied up.
Is my content uploaded?
No. The HTML is parsed entirely in your browser, so your content never leaves your device. That makes it safe for pasting private emails or internal page source.
About this tool
The HTML stripper removes every tag from a block of HTML and returns clean, readable plain text — useful when you copy from a web page, rich email, or CMS and need text without markup. It parses the HTML properly rather than with a fragile regex, so it decodes entities back to real characters and turns paragraphs and line breaks into actual newlines instead of running everything together. Scripts and styles are dropped entirely. Everything is processed locally in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
Like most tools on UtilityBase, the html stripper runs entirely in your browser — nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. It's free to use with no account required. Browse more developer tools here.
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