HTML to Markdown
Convert HTML snippets into editable Markdown output.
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Quick Tip
Paste the HTML you want to convert.
About This Tool
Why use HTML to Markdown?
Convert HTML into Markdown using Turndown. Headings become # levels, <strong> and <em> become the matching emphasis, links keep both their text and their URL, lists become - or numbered items, and <pre> blocks become fenced code — so the result is a document you can keep editing rather than markup you have to unpick.
This is how content moves out of a CMS and into a repository, a docs site or a notes app. Because links keep their targets, it is also the right choice over a plain tag stripper when the URLs are part of what you are trying to keep. Anything with no Markdown equivalent — a styled table with merged cells, an embedded widget — passes through as raw HTML, which is valid inside Markdown and easy to spot and fix.
Key Benefits
Links keep their URLs
Anchors become proper Markdown links with both text and target, which a tag stripper throws away entirely.
Structure preserved
Heading levels, list nesting, blockquotes and code blocks all map to their Markdown equivalents.
Nothing silently dropped
Elements with no Markdown equivalent pass through as HTML, which is legal in Markdown and easy to review, rather than disappearing.
How to use HTML to Markdown
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Paste the HTML you want to convert.
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Convert; elements are mapped to their Markdown equivalents.
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Check anything complex — nested lists and tables are the usual places to tidy.
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Copy the Markdown into your editor, repository or notes app.
Best use cases
Move posts out of a CMS into a Markdown-based static site.
Convert web documentation into files for a repository.
Turn an HTML email or page into editable notes.
Migrate content between publishing systems.
HTML to Markdown FAQs
Are links kept?
Yes. Anchors become Markdown links with both the text and the URL, which is the main reason to use this instead of stripping tags.
How are tables handled?
Simple tables convert to Markdown pipe tables. Complex ones with merged or nested cells pass through as raw HTML, which is valid inside a Markdown document.
What happens to inline styles and classes?
They are dropped. Markdown describes structure, not presentation, so styling attributes have no equivalent.
Will images survive?
Yes. An img becomes Markdown image syntax with its source and alt text, though the image file itself still has to be hosted somewhere.
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