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How to replace html tags from string in JavaScript ?

Pravin M
3 min readOct 6, 2024

How to replace html tags from string in JavaScript ?
How to replace html tags from string in JavaScript ?

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Why Replace HTML Tags?

  1. Sanitization: Removing potentially harmful tags to prevent cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
  2. Formatting: Stripping tags to display plain text or applying custom formatting.
  3. Data Processing: Preparing data for storage or further manipulation.

Methods to Replace HTML Tags

1. Using Regular Expressions

Regular expressions (regex) provide a powerful way to search and manipulate strings, including replacing HTML tags. You can use the replace method in JavaScript strings along with a regex pattern to achieve this.

Example:

const htmlString = "<div>Hello <strong>World</strong>! Welcome to <a href='#'>JavaScript</a>.</div>";
// Remove HTML tags using regex
const cleanString = htmlString.replace(/<[^>]*>/g, '');
console.log(cleanString); // Output: "Hello World! Welcome to JavaScript."

Explanation:

  • The regex pattern <[^>]*> matches any HTML tag.
  • < indicates the start of a tag.
  • [^>]* matches any…

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Pravin M
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