Convert HTML to Markdown Online
Converting HTML to Markdown is useful when migrating content from a CMS to a static site generator, preparing documentation for a GitHub repository, or cleaning up pasted web content for a Markdown-based writing tool. HTML is verbose and difficult to read and edit directly, while Markdown is concise, human-readable, and version-control friendly. This tool converts HTML to clean Markdown, handling headings, paragraphs, bold and italic text, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, tables, and code blocks. Unnecessary HTML attributes and inline styles are stripped, leaving only the semantic content. The output follows standard Markdown conventions and is immediately ready to use in any Markdown editor, GitHub README, or static site generator like Jekyll, Hugo, or Next.js.
FAQ
- What HTML elements are converted to Markdown?
- Headings (h1-h6), paragraphs, bold/italic, links, images, ordered and unordered lists, blockquotes, inline code, code blocks, and tables are all converted to their Markdown equivalents.
- What happens to CSS classes and inline styles?
- CSS classes and inline styles have no Markdown equivalent, so they are stripped from the output. Only the text content and semantic structure are preserved.
- Can I convert a full HTML page?
- Yes, but the converter will include the body content including any navigation, header, and footer HTML. For best results, extract just the article or main content before converting.