Remove text formatting in one click with our free clear text tool. Paste any rich text — copied from a website, Google Doc, Word file, or email — and instantly strip out bold, italic, underline, hyperlinks, font sizes, and colors to get clean, plain text ready for any purpose.

How to Use the Clear Text Format Tool

1. Paste your formatted text into the input box above. You can paste from a website, Word document, Google Doc, PDF, or any rich text source.
2. Click "Clear Formatting" to instantly strip all formatting — bold, italic, underline, colour, font sizes, hyperlinks, bullet symbols, and HTML tags are all removed.
3. Review the plain text output in the box below. The text content is preserved; only the formatting is removed.
4. Copy or download your clean text using the buttons provided.

Works with text copied from any source. No account, no upload, no waiting — all processing happens instantly in your browser.

When You Need to Remove Text Formatting

• Copying web content into a document — text copied from websites often carries hidden HTML styles that cause messy formatting when pasted into Word, Notion, or Google Docs. Stripping it first solves the problem.
• Email marketing — pasting formatted content into email editors like Mailchimp or Klaviyo can break your templates. Always use plain text as the base and apply your own styles.
• Coding and development — when you need raw text input for a database field, JSON value, or script variable, any hidden formatting or smart quotes can cause errors.
• Content writing and editing — pasting from multiple sources often mixes fonts, sizes, and colours. Convert everything to plain text first, then reformat consistently in your editor.
• Social media posts — some scheduling tools carry formatting from the source, causing strange characters or line breaks. Plain text pastes cleanly everywhere.
• CMS and WordPress — pasting rich text directly into the WordPress block editor can add unwanted inline styles. Use plain text first to get a clean starting point.

Need to count words or check character limits after cleaning your text? Try our Word & Character Counter.

What Formatting Gets Stripped

• Bold and italic — all font-weight and font-style properties are removed.
• Underlines and strikethrough — text decoration is cleared.
• Hyperlinks — anchor tags are removed; the link text is kept.
• Font families, sizes, and colours — all inline style attributes are stripped.
• HTML tags — paragraph tags, span tags, divs, headers, and other markup are removed.
• Special Unicode characters — smart quotes (" ") and em dashes (—) are preserved as they are part of the text, not formatting.

Want to change the capitalisation of your cleaned text? Use our Text Case Converter as the next step.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a clear text format tool?

A clear text format tool removes rich text formatting — such as bold, italic, font colours, hyperlinks, and HTML tags — from text, converting it into plain, unformatted text. It is useful whenever you need clean text without any styling attached.

Does it remove the text content as well?

No. Only the formatting is removed. All your words, punctuation, and line breaks are preserved exactly as they were in the original text.

Can I use this to remove formatting from a Word document?

Yes. Select and copy the text from your Word document, paste it into the tool, and click "Clear Formatting." The output will be plain text with no Word-specific styles attached.

Why does pasting from websites add unwanted formatting?

Websites use HTML and CSS to style text. When you copy from a browser, the clipboard stores both the visible text and the underlying styling code. Most text editors and apps then apply those styles when you paste. Using a plain text converter strips the styles before you paste.

Is my text saved or stored?

No. Everything happens in your browser — your text is never sent to any server. You can use the tool with complete privacy.

Is the Clear Text Format Tool free?

Yes, completely free with unlimited use and no account required.

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