HTML to Markdown Converter

Paste HTML and get clean Markdown. Useful for migrating CMS content, scraping articles, or converting WYSIWYG output to plain markdown for static sites.

HTML

Markdown output

# Hello

A **bold** statement and *italic* text.

  - Item 1

  - Item 2

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How it works

What gets converted

Headings (h1-h6) become # to ######. <strong>/<b> become **bold**, <em>/<i> become *italic*. <code> becomes `inline code`, <pre><code> becomes a fenced ``` block. <ul>/<ol> become - or 1. lists. <a href> becomes [text](url), <img src alt> becomes ![alt](url). <blockquote> becomes >, <hr> becomes ---. <br> becomes a newline.

Anything not recognized (custom HTML like <details>, <table>, <video>, etc.) is stripped of tags but the text content is preserved. For complex HTML with tables or media, expect some loss.

Common use cases

CMS migration: copy WYSIWYG HTML out of WordPress, Wix, etc., and convert to clean Markdown for use in static-site generators (Hugo, Jekyll, Next.js, Astro).

Article archiving: save web articles as Markdown for personal reading. Combine with a paywall-friendly extractor (Reader mode HTML) for clean text-only output.

Email-to-Markdown: paste HTML email content and get a Markdown version for cross-posting to your blog.

Limitations

Tables: not converted (Markdown tables are GFM, not CommonMark). Tables are stripped to plain text. For complex tables, paste as HTML instead.

Inline styles: any color, font, or layout via <style> or style='' attributes is lost. Markdown is intentionally minimal.

Nested lists: simple single-level lists work; deeply nested lists may merge or lose structure. For complex outlines, hand-edit after conversion.

Frequently asked questions

›Does this preserve formatting perfectly?

For CommonMark-compatible elements: yes. For HTML-only features (custom CSS, complex layouts), no — Markdown is intentionally a subset.

›Are tables converted?

Not yet. Tables become plain text. We may add GFM table conversion in a future version.

›Will my links survive the conversion?

Yes. <a href='url'>text</a> becomes [text](url). The href attribute is preserved.

›What about inline styles?

Stripped. Markdown doesn't support arbitrary styling — that's intentional.

›How do I convert back to HTML?

Use our Markdown to HTML converter (linked under Related Tools).

›Is the output safe to paste anywhere?

It's clean text — no script, no HTML — so safe for any markdown editor or text field. Validate before publishing if input was from an untrusted source.

›Why is some content missing?

Custom or non-standard HTML elements may be stripped. Paste an HTML snippet of <details>, <video>, or framework-specific tags to verify.

›Does the data leave my browser?

No. Conversion runs locally; your HTML is never sent anywhere.

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Last updated: 2026-05-07