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Function: stripHtml()

stripHtml(str): string

Defined in: string/sanitize/index.ts:34

Removes all HTML tags from a string.

Strips all HTML tags, leaving only the text content. Does not decode HTML entities - use unescapeHtml for that.

Parameters​

str​

string

The string containing HTML

Returns​

string

The string with all HTML tags removed

Example​

stripHtml('<p>Hello <strong>world</strong>!</p>')
// => 'Hello world!'

stripHtml('<script>alert("xss")</script>Safe text')
// => 'Safe text'

stripHtml('No tags here')
// => 'No tags here'

// Use for user-generated content
pipe(
  userComment,
  stripHtml,
  truncate({ length: 100 })
)

See​

escapeHtml - to escape HTML special characters