Show I was working with a rich text editor the other day and needed to strip the HTML tags from the string and store it in the database. And here are the few ways I learned that could come in handy to anyone who is trying to do the same. 1) Using .replace(/<[^>]*>/g, ‘’)This method is a simple and efficient way to remove the tags from the text. This method uses the string method
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dummy element and assign it to a variable. We can extract later using the element objects. Assign the HTML text to innerHTML of the dummy element and we will get the plain text from the text element objects.
Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode 3) html-to-text npm packageThis is the package I discovered recently. This is the converter that parses HTML and returns beautiful text. It comes with many options to convert it
to plain text like Installation
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Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode Find the example of the project here. And that sums it up. Thank you!! How do I convert HTML text to word?From the Insert tab, Text section, choose Object.. Then choose Text From File.. Use the file type selector in the Insert File dialog box, choose All Web Pages to locate the HTML file.. A Convert File box will be displayed, choose Other encoding,. click OK.. How do you remove HTML from text?Removing HTML Tags from Text. Press Ctrl+H. ... . Click the More button, if it is available. ... . Make sure the Use Wildcards check box is selected.. In the Find What box, enter the following: \<i\>([!<]@)\. In the Replace With box, enter the following: \1.. With the insertion point still in the Replace With box, press Ctrl+I once.. How do I convert code to text?HTML to text. Step 1: Paste or type HTML code here: Select all | Clear contents.. Step 2: Click the convert button:. Step 3: Copy converted plain text: Select all | Clear contents.. How do I convert HTML to plain text in Excel?Remove HTML from Text in Excel
Select the cell that contains the HTML and hit Ctrl + H to go to the Find/Replace window. In the Find what: input, type <*> and then leave the Replace with: input blank.
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