Strip Markup to Plain Text

Strip Markup to Plain Text

Local Processing

Strip tags and syntax from HTML, Markdown, BBCode, XML or JSON and keep only the text.

How It Works & Processing Standards

Strip tags and syntax from HTML, Markdown, BBCode, XML or JSON and keep only the text.

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Current Limits

  • Maximum input length: 2,000,000 characters

Choose the source format under "Task" (HTML, Markdown, BBCode, XML or JSON) and tags and symbols are removed, leaving the content.

Script and style content in HTML is not kept. Tables are flattened into lines of text.

What You Can Do

HTML
Removes tags while keeping paragraphs and line breaks.
Markdown
Removes symbols like #, ** and [link](url), leaving the words.
BBCode and XML
Removes markers such as [b] and <tag>.
JSON
Drops keys and structure and collects the string values.

How to Use Strip Markup to Plain Text

  1. 1
    Choose the source formatPick the format of what you will paste.
  2. 2
    Paste contentPage source, a forum post or a document.
  3. 3
    CopyCopy the clean text.

Examples

Text from HTML
Input: <p>안녕 <b>세상</b></p>
Result: 안녕 세상
Text from Markdown
Input: # 제목 / **굵게**와 [링크](https://example.com)
Result: 제목 / 굵게와 링크

Common Use Cases

  • Extracting body text from page source
  • Pasting a Markdown document into a plain document
  • Cleaning up BBCode forum posts

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Can I keep link URLs?

Only the visible link text is kept. Use the HTML Link Extractor for URLs.

I want Markdown instead.

The HTML → Markdown tool converts formatting into Markdown symbols.

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