Remove JavaScript from HTML

Easily strip all JavaScript from HTML code, including <script> tags, inline event handlers, and javascript: URLs. This tool preserves your HTML structure while removing all JavaScript content. Perfect for sanitizing HTML, cleaning up code, or preparing HTML for secure environments. All processing runs in your browser—your code never leaves your device.

Remove JavaScript from HTML - Explanation & Examples

The Remove JavaScript from HTML tool quickly strips all JavaScript code from your HTML, leaving only clean, safe markup. This is useful for sanitizing HTML, removing unwanted scripts, preparing code for secure environments, or cleaning up copied web content.

⭐ What Does This Tool Do?

With the Remove JavaScript from HTML tool, you can:

  • Remove all <script> tags and their content
  • Strip inline event handlers (onclick, onload, onchange, etc.)
  • Optionally delete empty lines to clean up whitespace
  • Preserve the original HTML structure and content
  • Preview the cleaned HTML before downloading

⭐ How It Works

  1. Paste your HTML code or upload an .html or .txt file
  2. Select which JavaScript elements to remove using the checkboxes
  3. Click "Remove JavaScript" to process the code
  4. Review the cleaned output
  5. Copy to clipboard or download as HTML/TXT

⭐ What Gets Removed?

Script Tags:

<script>
  alert('This will be removed!');
</script>

<script src="external.js"></script>

Inline Event Handlers:

<button onclick="alert('Click!')">Click me</button>
<img onload="loadImage()" src="photo.jpg">
<input onchange="validate()" type="text">

⭐ Example: Before and After

Original HTML:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My Page</title>
  <script>
    console.log('This script will be removed');
  </script>
</head>
<body>
  <h1 onclick="alert('Clicked!')">Hello</h1>
  <button onload="init()">Click here</button>
  <a href="test.html">Safe Link</a>
</body>
</html>

Cleaned HTML (all options enabled):

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>My Page</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Hello</h1>
  <button>Click here</button>
  <a href="test.html">Safe Link</a>
</body>
</html>

⭐ Use Cases

  • Security: Remove malicious scripts before using copied HTML
  • Cleanup: Strip unwanted JavaScript from web content
  • Code Review: Focus on HTML structure without distractions
  • Email Templates: Remove scripts that won't work in email clients
  • Archive: Clean up HTML files for archival or migration
  • Learning: Isolate and study HTML markup separately

⭐ Options Explained

Remove <script> tags: Removes all <script> blocks, both inline and external (with src attributes).

Remove inline event handlers: Removes on* attributes like onclick, onload, onchange, onmouseover, etc.

Remove empty lines: Deletes blank lines and lines containing only whitespace to reduce file size.

⭐ Important Notes

  • Your HTML structure and content remain intact—only JavaScript is removed
  • No wrapper HTML is added; fragments stay as fragments
  • Processing happens entirely in your browser—secure and private
  • You can toggle options on/off to customize removal behavior

Frequently Asked Questions

This tool removes all JavaScript code from your HTML, including <script> tags, inline event handlers (onclick, onload, etc.), and javascript: URLs. It leaves your HTML structure intact.

Yes! Use the checkboxes to select which elements to remove: script tags, event handlers, and empty lines. You can customize your cleaning process.

Absolutely. The tool only removes JavaScript code. Your HTML tags, attributes, and content remain exactly as they were. No wrapper HTML is added.

No. The tool only removes elements—it never adds, modifies, or wraps your code. If no <html>, <body>, or <!DOCTYPE> tags are in your input, they won't be added to the output.

You can paste HTML directly, upload .html, .htm, or .txt files, or copy HTML fragments. The tool handles all of them.

When enabled, this option deletes completely blank lines and lines containing only spaces or tabs. It doesn't affect lines with HTML content.

No. All processing runs entirely in your browser. Your HTML code never leaves your device—it's completely secure and private.

Yes. Use the 'Download as' dropdown to save as .html or .txt file. The 'Copy' button lets you copy to your clipboard instantly.

Web developers sanitizing code, content creators cleaning copied HTML, security professionals removing malicious scripts, and anyone working with HTML who needs to isolate markup from scripts.

Yes, CSS styles are preserved. Only JavaScript is removed. <style> tags and style attributes remain intact.