Remove Formatting — Strip HTML, Markdown & Special Chars
Free online text formatting remover to strip HTML tags, Markdown syntax, invisible Unicode characters, emojis, extra whitespace, and special formatting. Choose exactly what to clean. Ideal for developers copying code, writers pasting from word processors, and anyone who needs clean plain text fast.
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How to Use Remove Formatting
Paste your formatted text
Paste HTML, Markdown, or any text with special formatting into the input area. The tool instantly detects the content and prepares for cleaning.
Choose what to remove
Toggle individual cleaners: HTML Tags, Markdown, Extra Whitespace, Invisible Chars, URLs, Emojis, Numbers, Punctuation, or Line Breaks. Use All On / All Off for bulk control.
Get clean output
The output area shows your cleaned text in real time. The stats panel shows how many characters were removed and the percentage of reduction.
Frequently Asked Questions
The tool removes HTML tags, Markdown syntax, extra whitespace, invisible Unicode characters, URLs, emojis, numbers, punctuation, and line breaks. Each category can be toggled independently so you remove exactly what you want.
Yes. Enable the 'HTML Tags' cleaner to strip all <tags> while preserving the visible text between them. This is useful for converting rich HTML content into clean plain text.
Invisible characters include zero-width spaces (U+200B), BOM marks (U+FEFF), soft hyphens, and other Unicode characters that are present in the text but not visible. These often cause issues in code editors, databases, and text processing pipelines.
Yes. The stats panel displays the number of characters removed and the percentage of reduction. This helps you understand how much formatting was stripped from your original text.
Absolutely. Text pasted from Word often contains hidden formatting characters, extra whitespace, and special quotes. Enable the 'Extra Whitespace' and 'Invisible Chars' cleaners to get clean plain text.
Example Results
Try this sample text
<h1>Welcome</h1><p>This is <b>bold</b> text with a <a href='#'>link</a>.</p><p>Extra spaces and 👋 emojis.</p>
What you'll see
Paste the sample HTML and enable HTML Tags + Extra Whitespace + Emojis cleaners. The output will be clean plain text: 'Welcome This is bold text with a link. Extra spaces and emojis.' Notice all tags, extra spaces, and emojis are removed.
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