Text to HTML

Turn plain text into HTML paragraphs, line breaks, and links.

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Text to HTML Converter – Convert Plain Text to HTML

The text to HTML converter wraps plain text in proper HTML markup so you can paste it into a web page, a CMS source view, an email template, or a blog post without losing the paragraph structure. It handles the boring details for you: paragraphs, line breaks, escaping, and clickable links.

What the converter does

  • Paragraphs – text separated by an empty line is wrapped in <p>…</p>.
  • Line breaks – single new lines inside a paragraph become <br>, so addresses, poems, and signatures keep their shape.
  • Escaping – <, >, & and " are converted to HTML entities, so the text is displayed literally and cannot inject markup.
  • Clickable links – plain https:// addresses are turned into <a href> links automatically, without swallowing a trailing period.

A live preview below the output shows exactly how the generated HTML renders.

When to use it

Use it when you write in a plain editor or receive copy from a writer and need to publish it on a site that expects HTML; when you store user comments and want to display them safely; when you build an HTML email from a text draft; or when a CMS strips line breaks unless they are real br tags.

Escaping matters

Pasting raw text into HTML can break your layout — a single < may start an unintended tag. With escaping enabled the converter guarantees that the text is shown exactly as written. If your text already contains intentional HTML (for example a few <b> tags), switch escaping off.

Go the other way with HTML to Text, convert Markdown with Markdown to HTML, or encode individual characters with the HTML Encoder.

Frequently Asked Questions

A blank line separates paragraphs. Each block between blank lines is wrapped in a p element; single line breaks inside a block become br tags.

Characters like <, > and & have a meaning in HTML. Escaping turns them into entities so text such as "a < b" shows correctly instead of breaking the markup. Turn it off only if your text already contains HTML you want to keep.

Addresses starting with http:// or https:// are wrapped in an a tag. Trailing punctuation like a period or comma is not included in the link.