Format and beautify HTML with proper indentation. Minify HTML to reduce file size, configure indent style, and see size comparisons -- all in your browser.
Transform messy, minified HTML into clean, readable code with proper indentation and line breaks. Perfect for understanding third-party code or reviewing minified files.
Remove all unnecessary whitespace, line breaks, and comments to reduce file size. Ideal for production builds where every byte counts for faster page loads.
Choose your preferred indentation style: 2 spaces, 4 spaces, or tabs. The formatter applies your choice consistently throughout the entire HTML document.
See the original and formatted file sizes side-by-side with percentage change. Understand the impact of formatting and minification on your HTML files.
HTML formatting is essential for code readability and maintainability. While browsers don't care about whitespace or indentation, developers do. Properly formatted HTML makes it easier to spot errors, understand document structure, and collaborate with team members. Our formatter takes messy or minified HTML and restructures it with consistent indentation and line breaks.
Use the formatter when working with minified production code, debugging third-party HTML, reviewing code from automated tools, or cleaning up inconsistently formatted files. The tool handles complex nesting, self-closing tags, and preserves content inside script, style, pre, and code tags. You can customize the indentation style to match your project's coding standards.
Minifying HTML removes all unnecessary characters without changing functionality. This includes whitespace between tags, line breaks, and HTML comments. For production websites, minification reduces file size, leading to faster page loads and lower bandwidth usage. The size reduction is especially noticeable for large HTML files with significant whitespace and formatting.
Keep formatted, readable HTML in your source code repository for development and maintenance. Use minification as part of your build process for production deployments. This gives you the best of both worlds: readable code during development and optimized files in production. Our tool helps you preview both versions and understand the tradeoffs.
img, br, hr, input, meta, and link. It preserves their structure while applying consistent formatting.
script and style tags, including pre and code blocks, without altering their internal formatting or whitespace.
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