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Html To Markdown

Converting HTML to Markdown is needed when migrating content from a CMS to a Markdown-based static site, extracting clean text from web pages, or simplifying complex HTML into a more writable format. Our converter handles headings, lists, tables, links, images, code blocks, and blockquotes.

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Markdown Output

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About the HTML to Markdown Converter

Converting HTML to Markdown is needed when migrating content from a CMS to a Markdown-based static site, extracting clean text from web pages, or simplifying complex HTML into a more writable format. Our converter handles headings, lists, tables, links, images, code blocks, and blockquotes.

How to use it

  1. Paste HTML code in the input area.
  2. See the Markdown equivalent in real time.
  3. Toggle GitHub Flavored Markdown for table support.
  4. Download as .md file.

Formula & methodology

Conversion maps HTML elements to Markdown syntax: <h1>→#, <strong>→**, <em>→*, <code>→`, <pre>→```, <blockquote>→>, <ul>/<li>→-, <ol>/<li>→1., <a href="">→[text](url), <img>→![alt](src). Non-representable HTML (classes, IDs, complex styling) is either simplified or left as raw HTML in the output.

Common use cases

  • CMS migration: converting WordPress/Drupal HTML content to Markdown
  • Static site generators: converting existing HTML pages to Markdown source
  • Documentation: cleaning up HTML API docs for GitHub README
  • Content portability: extracting structured text from HTML emails
  • Copy editing: converting pasted web content to plain Markdown for rewriting

Frequently asked questions

Markdown has no equivalent for: CSS classes and IDs, inline styles, div/span containers, forms, iframes, SVG, complex tables with merged cells (rowspan/colspan), nested lists beyond 2 levels (some parsers support more), and definition lists (dl/dt/dd). These are either dropped or preserved as raw HTML in the output. For content-heavy sites, some HTML passthrough in the .md file is acceptable.
The converter is safe for processing — it parses HTML and emits Markdown without executing scripts. However, the resulting Markdown may still contain raw HTML passthrough blocks (for elements without Markdown equivalents), which could include malicious <script> tags if you're processing untrusted input. If the Markdown will be rendered as HTML later, sanitize either the input HTML or the rendered output HTML before displaying to end users.

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