What does HTML Strip Tags do that other Developer pages on this site do not?

Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length. Short version: Strip tags; optional collapse; length.

Does HTML Strip Tags upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. HTML Strip Tags runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Not a full HTML parser. Empty input fails.

Should I use HTML Entities instead of HTML Strip Tags?

Use HTML Strip Tags when you need Strip tags; optional collapse; length. Use HTML Entities when you need HTML entities with length delta. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.

What are the limits of HTML Strip Tags?

Not a full HTML parser. Empty input fails. Also: Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length.

HTML Strip Tags

Strip tags; optional collapse; length.

Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length.

What HTML Strip Tags does

Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length.

Practical limit for HTML Strip Tags: Not a full HTML parser. Empty input fails. That is why output can differ from heavy desktop Developer software. Read the tool-specific note again: Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length.

How to use HTML Strip Tags

Keep this tab on HTML Strip Tags (/developer/html-strip-tags). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example HTML Entities) changes the job.
Paste or type the input HTML Strip Tags expects. Path hint: developer · html strip tags. Strip tags; optional collapse; length.
Apply the HTML Strip Tags action only. HTML Formatter is a different transform (Indent HTML tags.). Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length.
Copy the output of HTML Strip Tags if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Not a full HTML parser. Empty input fails.
If the text job is actually HTML entities with length delta., leave HTML Strip Tags and open HTML Entities.

When not to use HTML Strip Tags

Skip HTML Strip Tags when a neighbor tool matches better — start with HTML Entities or HTML Formatter — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length.

Questions about HTML Strip Tags

What does HTML Strip Tags do that other Developer pages on this site do not?: Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length. Short version: Strip tags; optional collapse; length.
Does HTML Strip Tags upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. HTML Strip Tags runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Not a full HTML parser. Empty input fails.
Should I use HTML Entities instead of HTML Strip Tags?: Use HTML Strip Tags when you need Strip tags; optional collapse; length. Use HTML Entities when you need HTML entities with length delta. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.
What are the limits of HTML Strip Tags?: Not a full HTML parser. Empty input fails. Also: Removes HTML tags. Optional collapse squeezes spaces and blank lines. Also returns length.