Remove HTML Tags Online

Remove all HTML tags, or selectively remove specific tags while keeping others

Select the tags to remove:

HTML Tag Remover Tool – How To Use

Easily and swiftly remove HTML tags from your own code with our free online tool. Want to extract plain text from a web page, clean up content for a database or prepare code for a new format? This program will accomplish it easily and with no download required. It’s an easy process, and you don’t need any technological know-how.

  1. Paste Your HTML Code
  2. Set Your Removal Options
    • Remove all HTML tags: Removes all tags and leaves only the raw text content.
    • Remove only specific tags: Selectively remove specific tags with the tag buttons below.
  3. Refine the Output
    • Keep line breaks: Keeps <br> tags and newlines to preserve the structure of your content.
    • Decode HTML entities: Converts characters like &amp; and &lt; into & and <.
    • Trim extra spaces: Gets rid of extraneous spaces for a tidy output.
  4. Run and Analyze
  5. Duplicate or Save the Output

To remove specific tags, click on the tag buttons (for example, <div>, <span>, <p>) you want to get rid of. You can also type in your own custom tags that are not in the list. Now click on “Remove Tags,” and the cleaned text will be displayed in the output box immediately. Hit the "Copy Result" or "Download" buttons to save your work.

What are HTML Tags and Why Remove Them?

HTML (HyperText Markup Language) tags are the building blocks of web pages. They are commands, called tags (such as <p> or <a>), that tell a web browser how to lay out and show material. These tags are needed for constructing rich interactive web pages, but can be superfluous and troublesome when you want the plain text content for other uses.

  • Content Migration: Tags can cause mistakes and display problems when converting text from a website to a plain text document, PDF or to a Content Management method (CMS) with a different method for formatting.
  • Data Analysis and Processing: Algorithms and software need clean text, without HTML markup, to accurately perform tasks like text mining, sentiment analysis or SEO audits.
  • Email Campaigns: Some email clients render strictly. Reducing unneeded or sophisticated HTML can help deliverability and compatibility.
  • Debugging Code: Separating the text content from the markup might help you uncover problems with content or validate the text that will be read by screen readers.
  • Better Readability: Pasting structured online content into a simple notepad usually creates a tangle of tags. Cleaning it right away makes the text readable.
  • Security Risk Prevention: Removing <script> and <style> tags from user-generated material is a simple security step to prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
  • Snippets & Previews Creation: Plain text is typically extracted from HTML to create clear meta descriptions, social media snippets or article previews.
  • Academic & Research Work: Researchers need the plain text, devoid of formatting code, when they extract quotes or data from web sources for citations and analysis.

Main Features of Our HTML Stripper

This utility does more than just strip tags. It has been designed with precision and user control in mind, and comes with a range of tools to tackle almost any HTML cleaning task you may come across.

  • Bulk & Selective Removal: Wipe all tags for a total blank slate or surgically remove just the tags you want (like <span> or <a>) and reserve the others for structure.
  • Intelligent Tagging: A full panel with common tags (div, p, img, script, headers, lists) selected with one click. The custom tag field can support any tag, including proprietary or non-standard tags.
  • Keep Formatting: "Preserve line breaks" feature intelligently preserves paragraph and line spacing so your extracted content is not a massive, unreadable lump.
  • HTML Entities Decoding: Decodes HTML entities (such &nbsp;, &copy;, &gt;) into their usual characters, which is key to getting the real intended text.
  • Whitespace Handling: The trim function removes leading, trailing, and multiple spaces between words, making the final text look more professional.
  • Result Portability: Copy the clean text directly to your clipboard or download it as a .txt file for offline use and archiving.

All processing is done safely in your browser. We do not send your HTML code to our servers, which means that your data is totally private and fast, even if it is sensitive.

Before and After: Examples of removing HTML tags

It’s easy to see the usefulness when you see the change. Here is the comparative table of how different types of HTML content are handled by the tool with different parameters enabled.

Input HTMLOutput (Remove All Tags + Preserve Line Breaks)Output (Remove Specific: <a>, <strong> + Decode Entities)
<h1>Welcome</h1> <p>Visit our <a href="#"><strong>homepage</strong></a>.</p> <p>Price: &lt;$10&gt;</p>
Welcome
Go to Our Home Page.
Price: <$10>
<h1>Welcome</h1> <p>Visit our homepage.<p>Price: <$10></p>

The first example is a full strip of plain text. With logical line breaks. The second one shows selective removal. The link and bold formatting tags (<a> and <strong>) are removed, and the paragraph and header tags are still there. The HTML entity &lt; is decoded to "<". This level of control works well for partial cleanup.

Common Questions (FAQ)

Is it safe to use this tool with my data?

Absolutely. This is a client-side tool, meaning all processing happens right in your web browser. Your HTML code is never uploaded to our server. It works offline after the first page load, and there is no risk to your data security.

What is the difference between "Remove all tags" and "Remove specific tags"?

Strip all tags. This blanket operation strips all HTML tags, leaving only the raw text content. "Remove specific tags" provides you with surgical control; you can delete only some tags (like all

and tags) but preserve others (like

or
), so you have some structure.

Why should I select the Decode HTML entities option?

HTML has specific codes (entities) to display reserved characters (<,>,&,"). For instance, “&lt;” is “<”. If they are not decoded, your output text will contain these codes instead of the symbols they are supposed to represent. Turning this option back on restores them as you normally see them.

Can I delete tags that are not in the buttons?

Yes. Use the “Enter custom tags” field. Type the names of the tags , comma-separated. Do not enter brackets . You can also target certain tags by typing them into the "Add Tags" box, separated by commas. So "blockquote, nav, footer" and clicking "Add Tags" will target those tags and delete them from your code.

Can this tool work with JavaScript or CSS in script/style tags?

Yes. If you select <script> or <style> tags to be eliminated (either by "Remove all" or by picking them out individually), all the contents of those tags (all JavaScript code or CSS rules) are totally removed from the final output, leaving only the visible page text.

Pro recommendations for Effective HTML Cleaning

To maximize this tool and get ideal outcomes in your projects, check these advanced recommendations and best practices.

  • Use “Show Example”: If you don’t know how to begin, click on the “Show Example” button to load a sample HTML code. Then you may play with the different parameters and observe the impact in real time.
  • Build Up Your Cleaning: Sometimes the best approach for sophisticated HTML is a two-pass strategy. First, remove all the tags to get pure text. Then paste the original HTML back in and do a more systematic cleanup with selective removal.
  • Look for Inline Styles: Note: The tool strips tags, not inline CSS style within a style attribute (e.g., <p style="color: red;">). It strips the tag but keeps the text. This is fine for a pure plain text output.
  • Combine with Formatting: Remove the tags, and then paste the clean text into a word processor or editor and use its inherent features to give a consistent, safe formatting for your new destination.
  • Validate Input Origin: If you are copying HTML from a website's "View Source" view, make sure that you are copying the right part. Often, inspecting an element with the browser developer tools will provide you with a cleaner HTML snippet to work with.
  • Quick Access with Bookmarks: Add this page to your favorites bar. It is a utility that you will probably use again, and it saves time in finding the solution.

Understanding these nuances, you may turn this simple tag remover into a powerful tool in your content management and data processing arsenal.