What Markdown syntax does the stripper remove?

The stripper removes heading markers (#), bold and italic asterisks and underscores, strikethrough tildes, inline code backticks, fenced code block markers, link syntax ([text](url) → text), image syntax, blockquote markers (>), horizontal rule lines, and unordered/ordered list markers.

Are link URLs preserved in the output?

No. Only the link text is kept. The URL is discarded. This is intentional for plain-text use cases where you want readable prose without raw URLs.

What happens to code block content?

The fenced code block delimiters (``` lines) are removed. The code content inside is discarded entirely, since raw code in a plain-text context is rarely useful.

Does it preserve paragraphs and line breaks?

Yes. Blank lines between paragraphs are preserved so the output retains readable paragraph structure.

When would I want plain text from Markdown?

Common uses include: pasting Markdown content into systems that do not render Markdown (plain-text email clients, SMS, some forms), extracting copyable prose for word processing, and feeding Markdown documents into plain-text analysis tools.

Is this the same as the Word Count tool?

They both strip Markdown internally, but serve different purposes. The Stripper gives you the full plain-text output to read or copy. The Word Count tool gives you statistics (word count, character count, reading time).

Does it work offline?

Yes. The stripper runs entirely in your browser with no network requirement.

Does it remove HTML embedded in Markdown?

No. Inline HTML is not stripped. If your Markdown contains raw HTML tags, those will appear in the output. Use a dedicated HTML stripper tool to remove them.

Markdown Stripper

Remove all Markdown formatting and get clean, readable plain text output.

100% client-side · no upload

Markdown input

Plain text output

How to strip Markdown formatting

Paste your Markdown document into the left panel.
The plain text output appears automatically in the right panel.
Click Copy text to copy the stripped result to your clipboard.
Paste into any application that expects plain text.

Common use cases

Plain-text email: Strip Markdown from a newsletter draft for plain-text email clients.
Social media: Extract readable prose from a Markdown blog post for a social media caption.
Word processing: Paste Markdown content into Word or Google Docs without asterisks and hash symbols.
Text analysis: Feed Markdown documents into spell checkers, readability scorers, or NLP tools.

Related tools: Word Count · Markdown Preview · Markdown to HTML

よくある質問

What Markdown syntax does the stripper remove?: The stripper removes heading markers (#), bold and italic asterisks and underscores, strikethrough tildes, inline code backticks, fenced code block markers, link syntax ([text](url) → text), image syntax, blockquote markers (>), horizontal rule lines, and unordered/ordered list markers.
Are link URLs preserved in the output?: No. Only the link text is kept. The URL is discarded. This is intentional for plain-text use cases where you want readable prose without raw URLs.
What happens to code block content?: The fenced code block delimiters (``` lines) are removed. The code content inside is discarded entirely, since raw code in a plain-text context is rarely useful.
Does it preserve paragraphs and line breaks?: Yes. Blank lines between paragraphs are preserved so the output retains readable paragraph structure.
When would I want plain text from Markdown?: Common uses include: pasting Markdown content into systems that do not render Markdown (plain-text email clients, SMS, some forms), extracting copyable prose for word processing, and feeding Markdown documents into plain-text analysis tools.
Is this the same as the Word Count tool?: They both strip Markdown internally, but serve different purposes. The Stripper gives you the full plain-text output to read or copy. The Word Count tool gives you statistics (word count, character count, reading time).
Does it work offline?: Yes. The stripper runs entirely in your browser with no network requirement.
Does it remove HTML embedded in Markdown?: No. Inline HTML is not stripped. If your Markdown contains raw HTML tags, those will appear in the output. Use a dedicated HTML stripper tool to remove them.

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