stripHTML

Removes all HTML tags from a string, returning only the plain text.

Syntax

stripHTML(html: string): string

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
html	string	The string containing HTML to be cleaned.

Returns

Type	Description
string	The string without HTML tags.

Example

stripHTML("<p>Olá <b>mundo</b>!</p>"); // "Olá mundo!"
stripHTML("<div><span>Texto</span></div>"); // "Texto"
stripHTML(""); // ""

Notes

• Throws TypeError if the argument is not a string.
• Removes all HTML tags, but does not perform full sanitization for XSS.

References

• MDN: String.prototype.replace()