Why does copy-pasted Word content have so much extra HTML?

Microsoft Word uses HTML as an internal clipboard format. When you copy from Word, the clipboard contains hundreds of lines of Word-specific XML and CSS including font declarations and mso- prefixed styles.

What HTML tags are preserved after cleaning?

The cleaner preserves h1 through h6, p, ul, ol, li, blockquote, strong, em, a, img, table, thead, tbody, tr, th, and td. All other tags are either unwrapped or stripped.

Does it preserve links from Word?

Yes. Hyperlinks in Word documents paste with their href intact. The cleaner preserves the URL and anchor text.

Does it preserve tables?

Yes. Tables paste with their basic structure preserved. The cleaner removes all inline styles and class attributes but keeps the semantic table markup.

What is the difference between Rich Text and Markdown modes?

Rich Text mode requires you to paste from a word processor and intercepts the browser clipboard HTML. Markdown mode accepts plain text in Markdown syntax and converts it to HTML using marked.js.

What Markdown syntax is supported?

The Markdown mode supports full CommonMark including ATX headings, emphasis, strong, links, images, code spans, fenced code blocks, blockquotes, ordered and unordered lists, and horizontal rules.

Why remove inline styles?

Inline styles from Word are specific to Word rendering engine. They break the visual design of your website because they override your CSS stylesheet.

Does it work with Google Docs?

Yes. Copy content from Google Docs and paste into the Rich Text mode. Google Docs pastes less cruft than Word but still adds span tags with font-family and font-size styles that the cleaner removes.

Can I use this to clean HTML from email?

Yes. HTML copied from email clients typically contains heavy inline styles and deprecated tags. Paste it into the Rich Text mode for semantic HTML.

Can I download the output?

Yes. Click the Download as HTML button to save the cleaned HTML as a .html file with a UTF-8 charset declaration.

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About Word to HTML Converter

Word to HTML Converter produces clean semantic HTML from two sources: pasted rich text from Microsoft Word or Google Docs, and Markdown input. When you paste content into the Paste Rich Text mode, the tool intercepts the paste event and runs an aggressive cleaning pass on the raw HTML. Microsoft Word embeds enormous amounts of inline styles, proprietary class names, comment nodes, empty paragraph tags, and conditional comments into copy-pasted HTML. The cleaner strips all of this while preserving the semantic structure: heading levels h1 through h6, paragraphs, ordered and unordered lists, blockquotes, bold, italic, and links. The Markdown mode accepts CommonMark Markdown and converts it to clean HTML using the marked.js library already installed.

Key Features

Paste Rich Text Mode
Intercepts paste events and strips Word/Google Docs cruft while preserving semantic HTML.
Markdown Conversion
Converts CommonMark Markdown to clean HTML using marked.js.
Live HTML Preview
Preview tab shows rendered output so you can verify formatting before copying.
Cleaning Options
Toggles for removing inline styles, classes, IDs, converting font tags, and removing empty paragraphs.
Download as HTML
Download the cleaned HTML output as a .html file.
Syntax Highlighted Output
HTML output displays with syntax colouring for easy reading.

How to Use

1
Select mode
Choose Paste Rich Text for Word/Google Docs content or Convert Markdown for Markdown input.
2
Paste or type
In rich text mode, paste directly from your word processor. In Markdown mode, type or paste Markdown.
3
Adjust cleaning options
Toggle cleaning options to include or exclude specific HTML transformations.
4
Preview the result
Switch to the Preview tab to see the rendered HTML output.
5
Copy or download
Copy the HTML to clipboard or download as a .html file.

Real-World Use Cases

CMS Content Publishing

A content editor pastes a Word document into the tool and copies the clean HTML directly into a CMS rich text field without importing Word formatting.

Technical Documentation

A developer converts a Markdown README file to HTML for embedding in a web application documentation page.

Email to Web Repurposing

A marketer copies a newsletter HTML into the tool to strip email-specific markup before republishing the content on a blog.

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