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Formatters & Minifiers

HTML Cleaner / Tag Stripper

Strip tags, scripts, styles, comments, and unwanted attributes from HTML — entirely in your browser.

HTML Cleaner / Tag Stripper
Client-side

About this tool

The HTML Cleaner strips unwanted markup from HTML: convert a full document to plain text, remove inline style attributes, delete <script> and <style> blocks entirely, strip HTML comments, remove data-* attributes, remove class/id attributes, or collapse empty tags like <p></p> and <span> </span> left behind by WYSIWYG editors and copy-pasted content.

Each cleanup operation is a togglable option, so you can combine exactly the transformations you need — for example, stripping tracking data-* attributes and inline styles while keeping the tag structure intact, or reducing a whole page down to readable plain text for a summary or search index. Toggles apply in a fixed, predictable order (comments and script/style blocks first, then attribute stripping, then empty-tag collapsing, then optional full tag stripping), so results are consistent and easy to reason about.

This is a common task when migrating content out of a CMS, sanitizing HTML pasted from Word or Google Docs, preparing markup for a Markdown converter, or stripping tracking cruft before publishing. The cleaner uses regex-based string parsing rather than the DOM, so it behaves identically whether you paste a full document or a fragment, and it never executes any embedded script. Everything runs locally in your browser — no HTML is ever uploaded to a server, which matters when working with unpublished drafts, internal documents, or client content under NDA.

FAQ

Does this tool execute any scripts in my HTML?
No. The cleaner never parses HTML into a live DOM or renders it — it works purely on the HTML as text using string and regex operations. Embedded script tags are never executed, whether or not you choose to remove them.
What is the difference between "Strip all tags" and "Remove empty tags"?
"Strip all tags" converts the entire document to plain text by removing every tag, leaving only the readable content. "Remove empty tags" is more surgical — it only deletes tags that have no meaningful content, keeping the rest of your markup structure intact.
Will removing class and id attributes break my CSS?
Yes, if you rely on those classes/IDs for styling elsewhere. This option is intended for cases where you are stripping presentation entirely — for example, extracting clean semantic HTML for a Markdown converter or a content migration.
Why keep br and img when removing empty tags?
Void elements like br, img, hr, and input have no closing tag and are never "empty" in the sense of missing content. The empty-tag removal logic specifically excludes these so it never strips a legitimate line break or image.
Is my HTML sent to a server for cleaning?
No. All cleaning happens in JavaScript running in your browser tab. Open your browser's Network panel while using the tool — you will see zero outbound requests for the cleaning operation.