What Is the HTML to Markdown Converter?

Convert HTML markup to clean Markdown syntax. Paste HTML and get equivalent Markdown output for documentation, README files, and content migration.

Why Use This Tool?

Migrating content from HTML-based systems (CMSes, email templates, web pages) to Markdown-based platforms (GitHub, static site generators, documentation tools) requires converting HTML tags to Markdown equivalents.

How to Use This HTML To Markdown

Paste your HTML — Enter the HTML content you want to convert — from a full page, a blog post, or a rich-text editor output.
Convert to Markdown — Click Convert to transform HTML tags into Markdown syntax — headings, lists, links, images, bold, italic, and code blocks.
Review the output — Check the converted Markdown for accuracy, especially complex elements like nested lists and tables.
Copy the Markdown — Grab the clean Markdown text for use in documentation, README files, static site generators, or CMS platforms.

When the source is a Word file rather than an HTML page, the DOCX to Markdown converter reads the .docx in-browser and emits the same clean Markdown output.

Starting from a CSV rather than an HTML table? The CSV to Markdown Table converter produces the same clean GFM output from the CSV side with full column-width padding.

Working from a PDF instead of HTML? The PDF to Markdown converter produces the same flavored output from the PDF side.

Tips and Best Practices

→ HTML tables become Markdown tables. Simple HTML tables convert cleanly. Complex tables with colspan, rowspan, or nested elements may need manual adjustment.
→ Inline styles are stripped. Markdown doesn't support styling. Colors, fonts, and alignment from inline CSS are removed. Use your Markdown renderer's theme for styling.
→ Clean up the HTML first. Messy HTML (from Word, Google Docs, or rich-text editors) often contains unnecessary spans, classes, and inline styles. Cleaning the HTML before conversion produces cleaner Markdown.
→ Test with your Markdown renderer. Different Markdown processors (CommonMark, GFM, Pandoc) support different features. Verify the output renders correctly in your target environment.

See also: For React projects rather than plain Markdown, the HTML to JSX converts HTML to JSX with class→className and attribute fixes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What HTML elements are supported?

Headings, paragraphs, links, images, bold/italic, lists (ordered and unordered), code blocks, blockquotes, tables, and horizontal rules. Unsupported elements are stripped or passed through as raw HTML.

Does it handle nested HTML?

Yes. Nested lists, blockquotes within lists, and other complex nesting patterns are converted correctly to their Markdown equivalents with proper indentation.

What about inline styles and classes?

Inline styles, classes, and IDs are stripped since Markdown doesn't support them. Only semantic HTML structure is preserved in the Markdown output.

Can I convert entire web pages?

The tool works best with content HTML — the body content of a page. Full pages with scripts, styles, and navigation will have those elements stripped, leaving just the convertible content.

Does it preserve image alt text?

Yes. Images are converted to Markdown syntax with alt text preserved: ![alt text](image-url). Relative URLs are kept as-is for you to update.

Why convert HTML to Markdown?+

Markdown is simpler, more portable, and version-control friendly. Converting HTML to Markdown is useful when migrating blog content to static site generators (like Hugo or Gatsby), cleaning up rich-text editor output, creating documentation from web content, or storing content in a format that's easier to edit and maintain.

Can all HTML be converted to Markdown?+

No. Markdown supports a subset of HTML — headings, paragraphs, lists, links, images, code blocks, blockquotes, bold, italic, and tables. HTML features like forms, iframes, custom classes, inline styles, and complex layouts have no Markdown equivalent and are either preserved as raw HTML or stripped during conversion.

What is the difference between Markdown and HTML?+

HTML is a markup language with opening and closing tags (

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) designed for browsers to render web pages. Markdown is a lightweight syntax (# Title) designed for humans to write and read. Markdown is typically converted to HTML for display, making it a simpler authoring format for content that ultimately renders as HTML.

How do I convert HTML to Markdown?+

Paste HTML into this tool for instant Markdown output. It converts headings, bold, italic, links, images, lists, code blocks, blockquotes, and tables to their Markdown equivalents.

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