# HTML Tag Stripper (HTML标签清除)

Remove HTML tags from code and extract clean text content

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/new-html-tag-stripper

- **Category:** Text Processing

- **Keywords:** html, tag, strip, remove, clean, text, extract, 标签, 清除

## Overview

This tool provides multiple modes for processing HTML:

**Modes:**
- **strip**: Simply removes all HTML tags, leaving only text content
- **extract**: Extracts text content while preserving readability
- **clean**: Removes tags plus scripts, styles, and comments

**Features:**
- Handles self-closing tags (br, img, input, etc.)
- Decodes HTML entities ( , <, >, &, etc.)
- Preserves structural formatting (optional)
- Removes extra blank lines
- Provides detailed statistics about tags removed

## Inputs

- **HTML Code** (textarea): Paste your HTML code here...
- **Processing Mode** (select)
- **Remove Empty Lines** (checkbox)
- **Decode HTML Entities** (checkbox)
- **Preserve Structure** (checkbox)

## When to use

- When you need to extract plain text from HTML for content analysis, SEO, or data processing.
- When cleaning up HTML code to remove scripts, styles, and comments for a simplified output.
- When preparing HTML data for text-based applications like machine learning or archiving.

## How it works

- Paste your HTML code into the input textarea.
- Select a processing mode: strip for basic tag removal, extract for readable text, or clean for comprehensive cleaning including scripts and styles.
- Adjust options such as removing empty lines, decoding HTML entities, or preserving structure.
- Process the input to receive the cleaned text output along with statistics on removed tags.

## Use cases

- Extracting article text from HTML for content management or SEO analysis.
- Cleaning HTML emails to obtain plain text for archiving or compliance purposes.
- Preparing web-scraped data for natural language processing or text mining tasks.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the difference between strip and extract modes?

Strip mode removes all HTML tags, leaving only raw text, while extract mode preserves readability by maintaining some structural formatting.

### Can this tool handle self-closing tags like or ?

Yes, it automatically processes self-closing tags such as br, img, and input without issues.

### Does it decode HTML entities like   or <?

Yes, when the 'Decode HTML Entities' option is enabled, it converts entities to their corresponding characters.

### How can I preserve the structure of the extracted text?

Enable the 'Preserve Structure' option to maintain formatting elements like line breaks and paragraphs in the output.

### What statistics are provided after processing?

The tool provides details on the number of tags removed and other processing metrics for transparency.

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## Samples

- [HTML with Images Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/html-with-images): HTML source code samples with images for testing extraction
- [Docker Image Tag Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/docker-image-tag): Collection of Docker image references with various registries, repositories, tags, and digests
- [HTML Viewer Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/html-viewer-samples): Sample HTML files (semantic page, form, landing page) for the in-browser HTML Viewer
- [Number & Currency Samples](https://elysiatools.com/en/samples/number-currency-samples): Text containing various number and currency formats for testing currency extraction

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