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HTML Beautifier

Format and beautify your HTML code for readability.

100% Free Instant Results No Sign-up High Quality

How to Use the HTML Beautifier:

  1. 1 Paste your messy or minified HTML code into the "Paste your HTML code here" area.
  2. 2 Click the "Beautify HTML" button.
  3. 3 The formatted and beautified HTML will appear in the "Beautified HTML" area.
  4. 4 Click "Copy Beautified HTML" to copy the result to your clipboard.

This tool uses js-beautify to format your HTML client-side.

What is HTML Beautification?

HTML beautification reformats messy or minified HTML code into clean, readable code with proper indentation and line breaks. It's essential for code maintenance, debugging, and readability.

📄 Format Code

Add indentation and line breaks

🔍 Improve Readability

Make code easier to understand

📑 Unminify Code

Expand compressed HTML

🛠️ Debug Issues

Find errors in structure

Why Beautify HTML?

  • Collaboration: Other developers can read and understand your code
  • Maintenance: Easier to modify and update code later
  • Debugging: Find errors and issues more quickly
  • Learning: Understand downloaded code structures better
  • Best Practices: Follow consistent code formatting standards

Real-Life Scenarios

📋 Code Review

Review and understand peer code

📕 Downloaded Code

Clean up template or snippet code

🔧 Maintenance

Prepare legacy code for updates

📗 Education

Learn HTML structure principles

Common Questions

No, beautification is purely formatting. The HTML renders identically.

Yes, the tool efficiently handles large and complex HTML files.

The tool uses standard 2-space indentation for nested elements.

This tool beautifies HTML. Use separate tools for CSS and JavaScript.

The tool formats even malformed HTML, but won't fix structural issues.

Standard 2-space indentation is used. For custom settings, use IDE beautifier plugins.

No, beautified code is actually larger due to added formatting. Use minification for size reduction.

Beautify during development for readability, minify for production deployment.

Comments are preserved and properly formatted with indentation.

Yes, all processing happens in your browser. Code is never sent to any server.

HTML code, especially when generated by machines or minified for production, can be difficult to read. An HTML beautifier (or formatter) adds proper indentation and line breaks to make the code clean, readable, and easy to understand.

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