HTML to Markdown Converter
Paste HTML on the left — clean Markdown appears on the right instantly. Copy the output in one click. Zero dependencies, no upload, runs entirely in your browser.
# HTML to Markdown Converter
Paste your HTML on the left — Markdown appears instantly on the right.
## Features
- Converts headings, bold, italic, and strikethrough
- Handles lists, blockquotes, and code blocks
- Decodes HTML entities automatically
## Code Example
```python
def greet(name):
return f"Hello, {name}!"
```
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Start editing to convert your own HTML.How the HTML to Markdown Converter Works
- 1Paste your HTML source into the left panel. A sample document is pre-loaded so you can see the conversion immediately.
- 2The Markdown output updates live on the right as you type — no button press needed. Line and character counts update in both panels.
- 3Click Copy Markdown to copy the complete Markdown string to your clipboard, ready to paste into any editor, documentation system, or static site generator.
- 4To verify the output, paste the Markdown into the Markdown to HTML Converter on this site and confirm it round-trips correctly.
When to Use HTML to Markdown Conversion
HTML and Markdown occupy different parts of the writing workflow. HTML is what browsers render; Markdown is what developers and technical writers author. Converting HTML to Markdown is useful when migrating content between CMSs, importing web articles into documentation systems like Docusaurus or MkDocs, or simply cleaning up rich-text content exported from WordPress, Notion, or Google Docs into a format that version-control systems can diff meaningfully.
Tips for Getting Clean Markdown Output
Paste the content area only
Strip out navigation, headers, footers, and sidebar HTML before pasting. The converter will process whatever you give it — isolating the main content first means less noise in the output.
Remove inline styles first
HTML exported from word processors often contains inline style attributes that carry no Markdown equivalent. They are stripped automatically, but cleaning them manually beforehand makes the HTML easier to inspect.
Check code block language hints
If your HTML has <code class="language-python"> elements, the converter preserves the language hint in the Markdown fence — giving you ```python output that syntax highlighters recognise.
Verify links and images
Links and images are converted using the href/src attributes directly. Relative URLs remain relative — check them if you are moving content between domains or CMS platforms.
Round-trip to verify
Paste the Markdown output into the Markdown to HTML Converter to see if the content round-trips cleanly. Differences highlight structural HTML that has no direct Markdown equivalent.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this HTML to Markdown converter use any external libraries?
No. The converter is built with a plain TypeScript parser that runs entirely in your browser — no external libraries, no network requests, no backend. The conversion happens the moment you type.
Which HTML elements are supported?
The converter handles headings (h1–h6), paragraphs, line breaks, bold (strong/b), italic (em/i), strikethrough (del/s), inline code, fenced code blocks (pre/code with language class detection), unordered and ordered lists, blockquotes, links (with href), images (with src and alt), horizontal rules, and div containers. Remaining tags are stripped and their text content is preserved.
Is my HTML content sent to a server?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Nothing you paste or type is transmitted over the network. Your content stays on your device at all times.
Why would I convert HTML to Markdown?
Common reasons include: saving web page content into a Markdown-based documentation system or static site generator, converting CMS-exported HTML into a format suitable for a Markdown-native CMS (Ghost, Jekyll, Hugo), cleaning up copy-pasted web content, and working with developer tools that accept Markdown but not HTML.
The output has extra blank lines — is that normal?
Yes. The converter separates block elements (headings, paragraphs, lists, code blocks) with blank lines following standard Markdown conventions. Multiple consecutive blank lines are automatically collapsed into one. This ensures the output renders correctly in any Markdown parser.
Can I convert a full HTML page?
Yes — paste the full page HTML and the converter will process the body content. Navigation, script tags, style tags, and HTML comments are stripped. Only semantic content tags are converted to Markdown equivalents. For best results, paste just the article or main content area rather than the full page.
How do I convert the Markdown output back to HTML?
Use the Markdown to HTML Converter tool on this site. Paste the Markdown output into it and the HTML is regenerated instantly — useful for round-trip verification.