HTML to text
Extract text from HTML without running scripts or loading its resources.
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- Paste the HTML source to convert.
- Extract text without displaying the supplied HTML inside the page.
- Review entities, paragraphs and tables, then save the output.
An example you can verify
Recover text from two paragraphs containing an HTML entity.
Example input
<p>Hola <strong>mundo</strong> & equipo.</p><p>Segunda línea.</p>
Expected result
Hola mundo & equipo. Segunda línea.
strong does not add spacing inside the sentence. & becomes & and paragraphs remain separated.
HTML to text: uses and practical guidance
Converting HTML to text recovers words from markup so they can be reviewed or reused without their tags. The tool parses structure inside an inert template that is never inserted into the visible page. Scripts do not execute and external fragment resources are not loaded. This makes it possible to work with source copied from an editor without turning it into an active page. Output appears in a text field, so characters resembling new tags remain content instead of being interpreted again as HTML. Keep the source when exact structure matters to the next task.
Entities are decoded during parsing. & becomes an ampersand, and character references can recover accents or symbols. Inline elements such as strong or em retain content without introducing artificial separators. Paragraphs and other blocks generate line breaks; br introduces a single break. Table cells are separated with tabs, but a visually aligned table is not reconstructed and merged cells are not calculated. Content inside pre retains internal line endings, although cleanup at line boundaries can alter surrounding spaces. The result prioritizes reusable text rather than reproducing every formatting convention in the source.
Scripts, styles, comments and several embedded-content forms are excluded, including nested templates, SVG and canvas. Link text is retained without appending its href address. Images do not automatically contribute alt text. CSS styles are not computed: an element hidden by a class may still contribute words because the fragment is never visually rendered. Consequently, output is not identical to copying exactly what a person would see on the original page. If that match is needed, compare output with the actual page and inspect menus, hidden elements and content normally generated by JavaScript before using the extraction.
The browser can repair incomplete or incorrectly nested markup according to its parsing rules. Repairs can affect text separation, so review fragments containing tables or unclosed elements. A fragment consisting entirely of images or scripts can legitimately produce empty output. Limits are one million characters, one hundred nesting levels and fifty thousand nodes to bound work and memory. Save text before clearing the field. Continue with text comparison or word counting using a copy of the extraction when needed, retaining the original HTML to verify symbols, paragraph boundaries and any content omitted by the extraction rules.
Settings and limits
Paste HTML to read its content as plain text. Entities are decoded and blocks and line breaks are separated. Scripts, styles, comments and embedded content are excluded. CSS styles and page layout are not reproduced. HTML is parsed in an inert template never attached to the page. Maximum 1 million characters, 100 levels and 50,000 nodes.
Frequently asked questions
Are links and images retained?
Link text is retained without appending the address. Image alt attributes are not extracted and external resources are not loaded.