How does this compare to html-minifier-terser, the npm package?

html-minifier-terser is the gold standard inside build pipelines (Webpack, Vite, Astro all wrap it). This tool implements the same conservative defaults — collapse whitespace, remove comments, drop redundant attribute quotes, normalize booleans — without needing a devDependency or config file. Output should match within a few bytes for typical templates. We deliberately do NOT inline aggressive transforms like attribute reordering or tag-renaming, because those can break CSS selectors and JS query selectors that depend on source order.

Does this break my conditional comments or SSI includes?

No. The tokenizer recognises ... (IE conditional comments, still used in legacy Outlook email templates) and (Apache / nginx SSI directives) and preserves them by default. Toggle off "Preserve conditional/SSI comments" if you want a hard purge.

Will it ever produce invalid HTML?

No. Every transform is provably safe per the HTML5 parser spec. The "remove optional closing tags" option only fires when the spec explicitly says the close is inferred (e.g. before the next ). The "unquote attributes" option only fires when the value has no spaces, no quotes, no equals, no angle brackets, and no backticks — exactly the conditions HTML5 allows unquoted values. Round-trip through any compliant parser (your browser, jsdom, lxml) and you get the same DOM.

Why isn't whitespace inside , , , collapsed?

Because collapsing it would change visible output or break code. renders whitespace as authored. initial value is character-exact. and contain CSS / JS where whitespace can be meaningful inside string literals. The tokenizer treats these four as "raw text" elements (per the HTML5 spec) and leaves their contents byte-for-byte intact. To minify the script / style INSIDE those tags, run the contents through our JS Minifier or CSS Minifier separately.

My HTML uses non-standard custom elements ( , web components). Does this break them?

No. The tokenizer is permissive about tag names — anything matching /[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9-]*/ counts as a valid element, which covers all web components (custom elements MUST contain a hyphen). Their attributes, slots, and shadow DOM markup pass through unchanged.

HTML Minifier — Compress HTML, Strip Comments & Whitespace

Minify HTML — strip comments, whitespace, optional attributes, inline CSS/JS. 40-60% smaller.

Runs locally
Category Format Converter
Best for Turning pasted content or local files into a handoff-friendly format.

Input

Output

Minified output appears here.

What this tool does

Free online HTML minifier and compressor. Paste a raw HTML document (full page, fragment, email template, AMP page, server-rendered output) and get a production-tight single-line version typically 40-60% smaller than the input. Every transform is an opt-out checkbox: strip comments (but keep conditional  and SSI ), collapse all whitespace between tags, collapse runs of whitespace inside text nodes to a single space, remove redundant attribute quotes when the value contains no spaces / quotes / equals / angle-brackets (id="x" → id=x, safe per HTML5 spec), normalize boolean attributes (disabled="disabled" → disabled, same for checked / selected / readonly / required / autofocus / hidden), and drop optional closing tags (</li> </tr> </td> </th> </p> when the next sibling makes the close inferable per the HTML5 parser rules). The tokenizer is HTML5-aware: it respects raw-text elements (script, style, textarea, pre — text inside is never collapsed), CDATA, entity references, and self-closing void elements (img, br, hr, input, meta, link). Live size diff (original / minified / saved %) under the output. 100% client-side — your unreleased landing pages, email blasts, and internal templates never leave the tab. Pair with our CSS Minifier and JS Minifier for a complete pre-deploy squeeze; pair with HTML Entities Encoder when you need to inline HTML in a JSON or XML payload.

Tool details

Input: Files + Text + Structured content; The page exposes text boxes, numeric controls, file pickers, or structured inputs depending on the tool.
Output: Live result + Copy + Download; The result area focuses on usable output, with copy, download, or preview actions when supported.
Privacy: Browser-side processing; The main tool logic does not call an external API, so inputs normally stay in the current tab.
Save / share: No account required; Open the page and use it; whether results survive refresh depends on the tool.
Performance budget: Initial JS <= 14 KB; No WASM budget is declared, keeping the tool quick to open on mobile.
Best fit: Format Converter · Developer; Category and role tags drive related tools, internal links, and quick fit checks.

How to use

1. Input

Paste or drop your content into the tool panel.
2. Process

Click the button. All processing is local in your browser.
3. Copy / Download

Copy the result or download to disk in one click.

How HTML Minifier fits into your work

Use it when the main problem is getting content from one practical format into another.

Conversion jobs

Turning pasted content or local files into a handoff-friendly format.
Previewing a conversion before you use it in a larger workflow.
Cleaning small format mismatches without opening a full editor.

Conversion checks

Try a small sample first when the source format is messy.
Check character encoding, separators, and line endings after conversion.
Keep the source until the converted output has been reviewed.

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3. Copy / Download

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