HTML Tag Remover - Strip HTML Tags
Remove all HTML tags from your text to extract clean, plain content. This stripper handles nested tags and scripts, giving you just the readable text.
HTML Tag Remover / Stripper
Remove HTML tags and extract plain text
How the HTML Tag Remover and Stripper Works
This tool removes all HTML tags from content, leaving only plain text. It uses regex pattern matching to identify and strip tags while optionally preserving link text, image descriptions, and whitespace formatting. The result is clean, readable text extracted from HTML.
Tag Stripping Process
- Paste your HTML content into the input area
- Configure options: keep links, keep images, preserve whitespace
- Click "Strip HTML Tags" to process
- All HTML tags are removed using regex pattern matching
- HTML entities are decoded back to normal characters
- Optional: links are preserved as "text (URL)" format
- Optional: images are replaced with [Image] or [Image: alt text] placeholders
- Copy the plain text output or download as a text file
Specific Use Cases
Content Extraction for Analysis
A researcher extracts text from web pages for content analysis. Removing HTML tags leaves clean text for natural language processing.
Email Content Parsing
Someone copies an HTML email and strips tags to get plain text. This is useful for archiving or forwarding as plain text.
Social Media Content Repurposing
A social media manager extracts text from blog posts to create social media captions without HTML formatting.
Translation Preparation
A translator extracts text content from HTML pages for translation. After translation, the text can be reintegrated into the HTML structure.
Data Cleaning for Import
Someone importing content into a system that doesn't accept HTML strips tags to get clean text that meets the import requirements.
What to Know Before Using This Tool
Understanding tag stripping options:
- Basic stripping removes all tags, leaving only text content
- Keeping links preserves them as "link text (URL)"
- Keeping images replaces them with [Image] placeholders
- Preserving whitespace maintains paragraph-like spacing
- HTML entities are automatically decoded (& becomes &)
- Script and style tag content is also removed
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this remove JavaScript and CSS?
Yes, content inside <script> and <style> tags is removed along with the tags themselves. This prevents code from appearing in the extracted text.
What happens to images?
By default, images are removed entirely. With the "keep images" option, they're replaced with [Image] or [Image: alt text] if an alt attribute exists.
Are links preserved?
With the "keep links" option, links become "link text (URL)". Without it, only the link text remains. This is useful for preserving reference information.
Does whitespace get preserved?
The "preserve whitespace" option maintains spacing between paragraphs. Without it, all consecutive whitespace is collapsed to single spaces.
What about HTML entities?
HTML entities are automatically decoded. becomes a space, & becomes &, and < becomes <. The output contains actual characters, not entity codes.
Can I strip tags from partial HTML?
Yes, the tool works with complete HTML documents or HTML fragments. You can paste a single paragraph with tags or an entire page.
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