Want to extract only text from Web page! Utilization of Tag Removal Tool

Web pages are made of "Tags"

Behind the Web pages we usually see (source code), a large amount of HTML tags such as <div>, <span>, <a href="..."> are included. Browsers interpret these to display familiar web pages.

However, in the field of Web production, analysis, and writing, there are frequently scenes where "I want to extract only the text (sentences) of this page". If you copy from the source code, it is full of tags and unreadable, and even if you copy on the browser, links and formatting information come with it.

It is HTML Tag Removal (Strip) Tool that is active at such times. This article explains concrete situations where HTML tag removal is necessary and efficient methods.

5 Scenes Where HTML Tag Removal Is Useful

Scene 1: Data Formatting for Web Scraping

After collecting information from websites (scraping), the acquired data contains a large amount of HTML tags. For example, if you want to summarize product information in a list but tags such as <span class="price"> are mixed, you cannot import it into CSV or spreadsheet as it is.

Solution: It is a standard workflow to remove tags from scraped HTML collectively, convert it to plain text, and then pour it into a database or Excel.

HTML Tag RemoverRemove HTML tags and extract plain text from HTML source.

Scene 2: HTML Organization of Email / Chat

When you copy business emails or Slack messages, HTML tags may be included behind the scenes. If you try to save this to a text file or notepad, tags like <br> or <div> get mixed in, making it difficult to read.

Solution: Just passing the copied text through the HTML tag removal tool makes it clean plain text. It is convenient for creating minutes and organizing notes.

Scene 3: Accurate Character Count

When you want to accurately measure the number of characters in Web media or SEO articles, if HTML tags are included, the number inflates. For example, in the case of description <strong>Important</strong>, including tags makes it 26 characters, but the actual text is only 9 characters "Important".

Solution: First remove HTML tags to make it pure text, then count the number of characters.

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Scene 4: CMS Migration / Replacement

When migrating blog articles from old WordPress or Movable Type to a new CMS, unique HTML tags and class attributes may be attached in large quantities. Since it does not match the format of the new CMS, it is more efficient to convert back to plain text once and then reformat with new markup.

Solution: Export article data and remove HTML tags collectively. Then convert to format suitable for new CMS.

Scene 5: Text Extraction for SNS Posting

If you want to post the content of a blog article to X (old Twitter) or Instagram, text copied from a Web page may contain tags. Since SNS accepts only plain text, it is necessary to remove tags in advance.

Solve Instantly with Jenee's "HTML Tag Removal" Tool

Such problem of "Tags are interference" can be solved instantly on browser by using Jenee's HTML Tag Removal Tool.

HTML Tag RemoverRemove HTML tags and extract plain text from HTML source.

Usage (3 Steps)

1. Paste HTML source code or content copied from Web page.
2. Click "Convert" button.
3. Copy and use plain text from which tags are removed.

Installation of software is unnecessary, and you can use it immediately even when you are in a hurry.

Supports Decoding of Entity References

In HTML, special character string expressions (Entity References) such as < (<), & (&),   (space) are used. Jenee's tool automatically converts these entity references into normal characters readable by humans as well as deleting tags.

💡 Hint: If there is trouble with line break code in text after tag removal, it will be easier to handle if you unify with line break code conversion tool.

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For Developers: Is Tag Removal with Regular Expression Dangerous?

Programmers may try to remove HTML tags with regular expressions (regex). For example:

/<[^>]*>/g

However, this method has many pitfalls.

• Cannot handle nested tags
• Incorrectly split by > in attribute
• Contents of <script> tag remain as text
• Entity references (& etc.) are not decoded

To parse HTML safely, specialized APIs such as DOMParser should be used. For slight confirmation or text extraction, using a dedicated tool would be certain and fast.

Related Text Processing Tools

Besides removal of HTML tags, various conversions may be necessary in processing of text data. Jenee also provides following tools.

Letter & Word CounterReal-time character and word count for your essays, articles, and social media posts. Instant counts for any text.

Text DiffHighlight differences between two texts or code

Line DeduplicationRemove duplicate lines from text.

Line Break ConverterConvert line breaks for any OS.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q. Do CSS and JavaScript also disappear?

Yes, Jenee's tool removes not only <script> and <style> tags but also their contents (script and CSS code). Output includes only text content.

Q. Can I leave only specific tags?

In current version, specification is "Delete all tags". Selective removal such as leaving only <p> or <br> is under consideration in future updates.

Q. Is line break maintained?

Yes, considering delimiters of <br> tag and <p> tag, it outputs while maintaining line break structure of original HTML to some extent. However, extra blank lines are organized.

Q. Can I process large amount of HTML at once?

Since Jenee's online tool runs on browser, it is possible to process as long as it fits in text area. If you want to batch process large amount of files, combined use with command line tools (sed or Python's BeautifulSoup) is recommended.

Q. Is inline style also removed?

Yes, tags with inline styles such as <span style="color:red"> are also removed along with tags. Only text content (characters enclosed in span in this case) remains.

Summary

Removal of HTML tags is a work required daily in the field of Web production, writing, and data analysis.

Organization of Points:

• Tag removal is essential for Web scraping and email organization
• Plain text conversion is first for accurate character count
• Tag removal with regular expression has many pitfalls
• Tag removal is also active in CMS migration and SNS posting

When in trouble, please utilize Jenee's HTML Tag Removal Tool.

HTML Tag RemoverRemove HTML tags and extract plain text from HTML source.