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HTML to BBCode Converter

Turn a web page or rich text into BBCode a forum will accept.

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Drop an HTML file here, or click to choose one

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Quick Tool Overview

The HTML to BBCode Converter turns a page or rich text into forum markup: headings, lists, quotes, code, links, images and inline colours, with scripts and layout CSS removed.

What it does
Converts HTML into forum BBCode
You give it
HTML or rich text
You get back
BBCode ready for a post box
Best for
Posting formatted content on a forum
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About the HTML to BBCode Converter

Forums do not accept HTML. Paste something copied from a document or a web page into a post and you either get raw tags on screen or a wall of stripped, unformatted text — neither of which is what you wrote.

Paste the HTML and get BBCode. Bold, italic, underline and strike map to their tags; links keep their address; images keep their source and alt text; lists become [list] with [*] items; blockquotes become [quote], keeping the citation when there is one; pre and code become [code]; and inline colour and font-size styles become [color] and [size]. Headings have no BBCode equivalent, so they become bold — or bold inside [size], if your forum supports it. Scripts, styles and layout CSS are dropped, because no forum would accept them anyway.

Key features of the HTML to BBCode Converter

The whole common set

b, i, u, s, url, img, quote, code, list and table.

Citations kept

A blockquote with a cite becomes [quote=name].

Inline styles mapped

Colour and font-size become [color] and [size].

Headings handled honestly

BBCode has none, so they become bold — or bold inside [size].

Unsafe blocks dropped

Script, style and noscript are removed and reported.

How to use the HTML to BBCode Converter

  1. 1

    Paste or drop the HTML

    Page source, or markup copied from an editor.

  2. 2

    Choose how headings convert

    Plain bold works everywhere; [size] suits forums that allow it.

  3. 3

    Copy the BBCode

    Paste it straight into the post box.

  4. 4

    Check the preview on the forum

    Every forum supports a slightly different set of tags.

Frequently asked questions

BBCode has no heading tag in its common form. Bold is what every forum understands; the [size] option is available where your forum supports it.

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