Remove HTML from Text Instantly - CleanUpTxt Tool

Copy-pasting from websites or code editors often drags HTML along with your text - and it’s a mess. The Remove HTML tool fixes that in seconds. No installation, no tracking - just clean, tag-free text.

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The Problem

Let’s say you copy some content from a webpage or export notes from an HTML email. You end up with a tangle of <div>, <p>, <strong>, and other tags wrapped around your actual words. Manually cleaning that up is time-consuming and error-prone.

How to Use the Remove HTML

The Remove HTML tool strips all HTML tags from your content - no exceptions. Just paste your text, click once, and you're left with pure, readable text. It runs entirely in your browser for maximum speed and privacy.

Detailed Explanation

The Remove HTML tool uses a fast, in-browser parser to strip out every HTML tag - no matter how complex. Unlike find-and-replace methods that might miss closing tags or malformed elements, this tool targets the tag structure itself. It does not preserve formatting, line breaks, or nested elements - just plain, readable text. It runs locally in your browser, so nothing gets uploaded. Want to decode HTML entities after? Try using HTML Escape. Or, if you're prepping content for analysis, chain this with Text Stats or Keyword Extractor.

Examples

Strip tags from article snippet

Input
<h1>Top 10 Tools</h1><ul><li>Remove HTML</li><li>Word Counter</li></ul>
Output
Top 10 Tools Remove HTML Word Counter
The [Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html) tool strips all tags, leaving just the words.

Handles messy nested tags

Input
<div><p><span>Hello <strong>world</strong></span>!</p></div>
Output
Hello world!
[Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html) removes every layer of HTML cleanly, even if deeply nested.

Common Use Cases

Prepare web content for editing

Copied an article from the web? Use [Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html) to clean up the text before using a tool like [Text Stats](/tools/text-stats) or [Word Counter](/tools/word-counter).

Clean email exports from HTML clients

If you're exporting emails or notes that contain embedded HTML, use this tool to get the raw text out instantly.

Strip junk code before text analysis

Need to extract readable content from code-heavy input? Use [Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html), then run it through [Keyword Extractor](/tools/keyword-extractor) or [Readability Checker](/tools/readability-checker).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this tool remove only tags or also content inside scripts or styles?

[Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html) deletes all HTML tags but leaves the visible content. It does not strip script/style contents unless they appear as tags with text nodes.

Will it preserve formatting like bold or italics?

No formatting is preserved. [Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html) removes all tags, including formatting ones like `<strong>`, `<em>`, and `<br>`.

Can I use this before analyzing text readability?

Yes. Use [Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html) to clean up your text, then run it through [Readability Checker](/tools/readability-checker) for analysis.

What if my input includes HTML entities like &amp; or &nbsp;?

[Remove HTML](/tools/remove-html) leaves those intact. To decode them, use [HTML Escape](/tools/html-escape) after stripping the tags.

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