Remove Formatting
Text copied from websites or Markdown editors carries markup you do not want: tags, emphasis markers, heading hashes and link targets. Remove Formatting strips HTML tags and Markdown syntax — inline bold, italic, code, links, headings, quotes and list markers — while keeping the readable text and its basic line structure.
- Removes HTML tags
- Removes Markdown inline and block markers
- Decodes HTML entities
- Keeps readable structure
Overview
Everything runs in your browser — your text is never uploaded.
How to use this tool
- 1Paste rich or Markdown text.
- 2All markup is stripped automatically, leaving plain readable text.
- 3Copy the plain-text result.
Examples
Markdown
# Title Some **bold** and [a link](https://example.com).
Result
Title Some bold and a link.
HTML
<p>Hello <strong>world</strong></p>
Result
Hello world
Limitations
- Malformed or deeply nested HTML can leave residual characters — review the result.
- List items keep their wording but lose their bullet or number markers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What formatting is removed?
HTML tags and Markdown markup: bold, italic, strike, code, links, headings, quotes, bullets and numbering.
Is the visible text kept?
Yes — only markup disappears. Link URLs go with their links; link labels stay as plain words.
How is this different from HTML to Text?
Remove Formatting targets mixed HTML/Markdown snippets and focuses on markers; HTML to Text converts full HTML documents and preserves block structure as line breaks.