HTML to Text Converter
Strip HTML tags and extract plain text from HTML content
Note: This tool removes all HTML tags while preserving the text content. Useful for email clients, RSS feeds, and text analysis.
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HTML to Text Guide
Why Convert HTML to Text?
- β Email plain text versions
- β RSS feed content extraction
- β Text analysis and processing
- β Content indexing for search
- β Accessibility improvements
- β Data cleaning and normalization
Best Practices
- β Always provide plain text email alternatives
- β Preserve meaningful whitespace
- β Extract important links separately
- β Handle HTML entities properly
- β Consider block element formatting
What Gets Removed
| Element Type | Action | Result |
|---|---|---|
| <p>, <div> | Convert to newline | Preserves paragraph breaks |
| <br> | Convert to newline | Preserves line breaks |
| <strong>, <b> | Remove tags | Text preserved, formatting lost |
| <script>, <style> | Remove entirely | Code not included in output |
| <img> | Remove (optional extract) | Alt text can be preserved |
| <a> | Remove (optional extract) | Link text preserved, URL extracted |