HTML Formatter Online
Beautify and format HTML code with proper indentation instantly. Free online HTML formatter for clean, readable markup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Features
- •Format HTML code with proper, consistent indentation
- •Correctly handles self-closing and void tags (br, img, input, meta, and similar)
- •Make deeply nested HTML readable at a glance
- •Works entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded
How to Use
- Paste your HTML code
- Click format to beautify
- Review the indented output
- Copy your clean HTML code
Common Use Cases
- •Beautify minified HTML pulled from a page's view-source
- •Reformat HTML exported from a CMS or page builder before editing it by hand
- •Prepare a clean HTML snippet for documentation or a tutorial
- •Make a pull request easier to review by normalizing inconsistent indentation
- •Clean up HTML pasted from Word, Google Docs, or an email client
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the HTML Formatter actually do?
It takes HTML — minified, inconsistently indented, or pasted from somewhere else — and reformats it with consistent, nested indentation so the structure is easy to read. It correctly handles self-closing and void tags like br, img, input, and meta, which don't get an indented block of their own.
Why does readable indentation matter if the browser renders minified HTML the same way?
Because humans, not browsers, are the ones debugging it. Deeply nested, unindented HTML makes it hard to tell which closing tag belongs to which element, which slows down debugging, code review, and onboarding anyone new to a codebase.
When should I use an HTML formatter instead of just reading the raw source?
Any time you're working with HTML that wasn't written by hand for readability: a page's view-source output, HTML exported from a CMS or page builder, or a snippet from an API response you need to inspect quickly.
How do I use the HTML Formatter?
1) Paste your HTML code 2) Click format to beautify 3) Review the indented output 4) Copy your clean HTML code.
Will the formatter fix broken or invalid HTML?
No — it reformats indentation based on the tags it finds, but it doesn't validate or repair invalid markup. If a tag is unclosed or nested incorrectly, the formatter will still indent it, so the output may look odd in a way that reflects a real problem in the original HTML worth fixing separately.
What's a common mistake when formatting HTML pasted from a word processor?
Assuming the formatter will also strip out the extra inline styles and non-semantic tags that Word or Google Docs often inject. It only reformats indentation — cleaning up unwanted markup is a separate step.
How is this different from an HTML Minifier?
They do the opposite job. HTML Formatter adds indentation and line breaks to make code readable for humans; HTML Minifier strips whitespace to make the file smaller for production. Format while you're working on the code, minify right before you ship it.