About This Tool
HTML Formatter places adjacent HTML tags on separate indented lines without rendering the supplied document. The source remains textarea text; formatting uses a lightweight tag-boundary replacement.
What You Can Do
Tag line separation
HTML Formatter accepts HTML source text as its documented input.
Non-executing text output
The current HTML Formatter implementation produces Formatted HTML file.
HTML download
The source remains textarea text; formatting uses a lightweight tag-boundary replacement.
How to Use
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Enter or select the HTML source text required by HTML Formatter
Enter or select the HTML source text required by HTML Formatter.
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Use the tag line separation, non-executing text output, html download controls that apply to this task
Use the tag line separation, non-executing text output, html download controls that apply to this task.
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Run HTML Formatter and inspect the displayed Formatted HTML file result
Run HTML Formatter and inspect the displayed Formatted HTML file result.
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Copy or download the Formatted HTML file only when the current workspace provides that action
Copy or download the Formatted HTML file only when the current workspace provides that action.
Practical Use Cases
HTML Formatter workflow
Use HTML Formatter when you need to places adjacent HTML tags on separate indented lines without rendering the supplied document.
Result preparation
Create a reviewable Formatted HTML file result while retaining the original HTML source text.
Privacy and File Processing
Html Beautifier keeps its HTML source text input in browser memory while the operation runs. The workflow creates Formatted HTML file for local preview or download and does not send the entered values or selected file bytes to the GXA Toolbox application server.
Supported Inputs and Outputs
Input
- HTML source text
Output
- Formatted HTML file
How It Works
The source remains textarea text; formatting uses a lightweight tag-boundary replacement.
Quality and Fidelity
The source remains textarea text; formatting uses a lightweight tag-boundary replacement.
Limitations and Important Notes
- It is not a standards-complete HTML parser.
- Formatting is not sanitization and does not make unsafe markup safe to publish.
Worked Example
Separate tags in a compact component fragment to make its nesting easier to inspect.
Helpful Tips
- Keep a copy of the original HTML source text while using HTML Formatter.
- Validate the Formatted HTML file in its intended destination context.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does HTML Formatter execute on the application server?
No. The current HTML Formatter operation runs in the browser.
Is the HTML Formatter transformation always reversible?
Not necessarily. It is not a standards-complete HTML parser.
What should I verify after using HTML Formatter?
The source remains textarea text; formatting uses a lightweight tag-boundary replacement.