Remove/Strip Html tags Java Script

This javascript function will help you to remove/strip HTML tags typed in text area or in text box.

Features

You can remove the html tags typed in a textarea/textbox.
This javascript displays strips any character or tags given inside the tag.
Just copy the code in to your page and use it.
Simple and ease of use.

Preview

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Javascript Code

<script type="text/javascript">
function stripHTML()
{
var re = /(<([^>]+)>)/gi;
for (i=0; i < arguments.length; i++)
arguments[i].value=arguments[i].value.replace(re, "")
}
</script>

HTML Code

<form name="myform">
<textarea style="background-color:f0f0f0; border 1px border:1px solid #afc784;" name=remove rows=4 cols=40></textarea><br>
<input type="button" value="Remove HTML Tags" onClick="stripHTML(this.form.remove)">
</form>

Release Date - 23-12-2007
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Usage

Here we have explained how to use the strip html tag javascript with the help of a form. When you click remove HTML tags button, it will remove the html tags entered into textbox.
Copy the javascript code into the part of your HTML page.
Copy the HTML code, to create a textarea into the <body> tag.

 <form name="myform" METHOD=POST>
<textarea name="remove" rows=3 cols=40</textarea>
<input type="submit" value="Strip HTML tags" onSubmit="stripHTML(this.form.remove)">
</form>

In the preview of strip HTML tags we have used form field as button instead of submit to demonstrate its functionality
The java script function "StripHTML()" will remove the HTML tags typed in textarea or text box.