HTML to Markdown — Convert Online Free
Paste HTML and get clean Markdown output. Instantly. No sign-up required.
How to html to markdown
- 1Paste your HTML code into the left panel
- 2The Markdown output appears in the right panel in real time
- 3Review the converted Markdown for accuracy
- 4Click 'Copy Markdown' to copy the result to your clipboard
About This Tool
When migrating content between platforms or converting web pages to documentation, you often need to turn HTML into Markdown. This html to markdown converter handles the transformation instantly, parsing your HTML and producing clean, readable Markdown output that you can paste into any Markdown-compatible editor or platform.
The tool converts the most common HTML elements: h1 through h6 tags become Markdown headings with the appropriate number of hash symbols, strong and b tags become bold (**text**), em and i tags become italic (*text*), anchor tags become Markdown links, img tags become image syntax, ul and ol lists become Markdown lists, pre and code blocks become fenced code blocks, and p tags become paragraphs with proper spacing. HTML entities are decoded back to their original characters.
This html to markdown converter runs entirely in your browser using regex-based parsing. No external libraries are loaded and no data is transmitted to a server. Your HTML content stays completely private, making it safe for converting internal documentation, email templates, and proprietary web content. There are no file size limits, no daily usage caps, and no account required.
Frequently Asked Questions
The converter handles headings (h1-h6), bold (strong, b), italic (em, i), links (a), images (img), lists (ul, ol, li), paragraphs (p), line breaks (br), code (code, pre), blockquotes, horizontal rules (hr), and strikethrough (del, s).
HTML tags that do not have a Markdown equivalent are stripped, and their text content is preserved. This means you will not lose text, but formatting specific to those tags (like table structure) will not be represented in the output.
The converter handles single-level lists well. Deeply nested lists may not preserve their indentation hierarchy perfectly, as regex-based parsing has limitations with recursive structures.
Yes. You can paste the full HTML of a web page. The converter will strip DOCTYPE, html, head, and body tags automatically and convert the content elements to Markdown.
Absolutely. All conversion happens locally in your browser. Your HTML is never sent to any server or stored anywhere.