How to Convert HTML to Markdown
HTML is verbose. Markdown is clean. When you want to move content out of a web page and into a README, a wiki, a static-site post, or a documentation file, converting HTML to Markdown strips the tag clutter and leaves readable, portable text. This guide explains why the conversion is useful, what carries over cleanly, and what does not.
Why convert HTML to Markdown
Markdown is the lingua franca of documentation — GitHub, static site generators, note apps, and wikis all speak it. It is far easier to read and edit in raw form than HTML, and it stays clean in version control. Converting lets you lift content from a web page or a rich-text export and drop it into a Markdown-based workflow without hand-stripping every tag.
How to convert HTML to Markdown with this tool
- Open the HTML to Markdown tool.
- Paste your HTML.
- Convert to Markdown.
- Copy the clean result.
Everything runs in your browser — your content is never uploaded.
What converts cleanly
Markdown has direct equivalents for the common HTML elements, so these map perfectly:
- Headings (`<h1>`–`<h6>`) become `#` through `######`.
- Bold and italic become `**` and `*`.
- Links and images become `text` and `!alt`.
- Lists — ordered and unordered — become `1.` and `-`.
- Blockquotes become `>`, and inline code becomes backticks.
For article and documentation content, the conversion is usually near-perfect.
What does not map
Markdown is deliberately simple, so anything HTML does that Markdown cannot express gets dropped or passed through as raw HTML:
- Complex tables with merged cells or styling — basic tables convert, fancy ones do not.
- Inline styles, classes, and colors — Markdown has no concept of them.
- Nested layout `<div>`s and custom components — these carry no meaning in Markdown.
- Scripts, forms, and interactive elements — no equivalent at all.
Expect to tidy the output a little for pages that were heavy on layout rather than content.
The reverse trip
To turn Markdown back into HTML — for publishing to a web page — Markdown to HTML does the opposite conversion. The pair lets you move content between the web and documentation freely.
Common uses
- Move web content into a README or wiki.
- Convert a rich-text export to clean Markdown.
- Migrate articles into a static site generator.
- Strip HTML clutter from copied content.
Privacy and limits
Conversion is fully local — no upload, no size limit, nothing stored, offline once loaded. Open the HTML to Markdown tool to clean up your content.
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