HTML to Markdown Converter

How to Use the HTML to Markdown Converter

1. Paste your HTML — Enter or paste HTML markup into the input textarea. You can paste a full HTML page, a snippet, or content copied from a browser. Click "Load Sample" to try the tool with example HTML.
2. Get Markdown instantly — The Markdown output is generated automatically as you type. No button click needed. The conversion happens in real-time.
3. Copy the result — Click "Copy Markdown" to copy the output to your clipboard. You can then paste it into any Markdown editor, documentation file, or content management system.
4. Swap or clear — Use the Swap button to move the Markdown output into the input (useful for chaining with Markdown to HTML Converter). Use Clear to reset and start over.
5. Review the conversion — Check that headings, links, images, lists, tables, and code blocks were converted correctly. Complex HTML is simplified to clean Markdown syntax.

Features

• Headings (h1-h6) converted to # to ###### Markdown syntax
• Bold (strong/b) and italic (em/i) to **text** and *text*
• Links (a) to [text](url) Markdown format
• Images (img) to  Markdown format
• Unordered lists (ul/li) to - item syntax
• Ordered lists (ol/li) to 1. 2. 3. numbered syntax
• Inline code to backticks, pre/code blocks to triple backtick fences
• Blockquotes to > text prefix format
• HTML tables to simple Markdown table syntax with alignment separators
• HTML entities decoded ( & < > "   etc.)
• Unknown tags stripped while preserving text content
• 100% client-side — no HTML is sent to any server

Understanding HTML and Markdown

Common Use Cases

HTML to Markdown Tips

• When copying HTML from a browser, use "Inspect Element" and copy the outer HTML of the content area for the cleanest conversion results.
• After conversion, use the Swap button and then Markdown to HTML Converter to verify the round-trip and catch any content that was lost.
• Complex HTML tables with colspan or rowspan are simplified. If the table structure is critical, review the Markdown output and adjust the formatting manually.
• The converter removes script, style, and head elements. If you need CSS or JavaScript, use a dedicated HTML editor instead of converting to Markdown.
• For HTML with inline styles, the styles are stripped since Markdown does not support styling. Focus on content structure rather than visual presentation.
• If you need to clean up HTML entities or encode special characters, use HTML Encoder after conversion.