Understanding HTML Tag Removal
HTML tag removal is the process of stripping all HTML markup from content while preserving the plain text. This is useful for extracting readable text from web pages, converting formatted documents, and preparing content for analysis. Our HTML Tags Remover tool automatically removes all HTML tags, leaving only clean, readable text. It's perfect for developers, content managers, and anyone needing to extract text from HTML documents.
What Gets Removed?
HTML tag removal eliminates: all HTML elements (<p>, <div>, <span>), formatting tags (<b>, <i>, <u>), structural elements (<header>, <nav>, <footer>), scripts and styles (<script>, <style>), and media elements (<img>, <video>). The result is pure, plain text without any formatting or markup. Text content is always preserved.
Common Use Cases
- Content Extraction: Get readable text from website HTML
- Email Conversion: Transform HTML emails to plain text
- Data Cleaning: Prepare HTML data for processing
- Accessibility: Create plain text versions for screen readers
- Database Storage: Store clean text without markup
- Text Analysis: Process content for NLP and analytics
Before and After Example
Before (with HTML):
<h1>Article Title</h1>
<p>This is a <b>sample</b> article.</p>
<a href="#">Read more</a>
After (plain text):
Article Title
This is a sample article.
Read more
Best Practices
Always keep a backup of original HTML before removing tags. Use this tool for content extraction and data processing. For email text versions, use this in combination with email clients. Some HTML entities (like ) may need additional processing. Test the output to ensure all desired text was preserved.