What HTML elements are removed?

All HTML tags are stripped — headings, paragraphs, links, images, divs, spans, and everything else. Style and script blocks are removed entirely including their content.

Are HTML entities decoded?

Yes. Common entities like &, <, >, ", and are converted to their plain text equivalents.

Will the text formatting be preserved?

Line breaks are added where block elements end (paragraphs, headings, list items). Inline formatting like bold and italic is removed since plain text has no equivalent.

Is this the same as innerText?

Similar to innerText — it extracts readable text content and discards markup. For complex HTML, the browser's innerText is more accurate, but this tool handles most cases without needing a browser.

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Removes all tags

Every HTML element is stripped — headings, links, divs, spans, tables, and more.

Decodes entities

& becomes &, < becomes <,   becomes a space.

Preserves structure

Line breaks are added where block elements end so the output text remains readable.

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