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Word to HTML Converter

Convert a Word .docx into clean, semantic HTML with headings, lists, tables and links, without Word's inline styles. Images embedded or as separate files. Copy or download.

Word to HTML Converter1 free run a dayNewDocuments & FilesRuns in your browser

Works in your browser. What you paste or upload is processed on your device.

Key features of the Word to HTML converter

  • Semantic HTML: h1–h6, p, ul/ol, table, a, strong, em
  • No Word inline styles, fonts or MSO classes
  • Images embedded as base64, as separate files in a ZIP, or left out
  • Body-only HTML for a CMS, or a complete page with an optional stylesheet
  • Preview, HTML code view and one-click copy
  • Footnotes and endnotes kept as linked lists
  • Runs in your browser; the document is never uploaded

How to use the Word to HTML converter

  1. Choose the .docx

    Pick a Word document. Older .doc files need to be saved as .docx in Word first.

  2. Pick the output

    Choose Body only for a CMS, or Complete web page for a standalone .html file.

  3. Choose how images are saved

    Embed them, save them as separate files in a ZIP, or leave them out.

  4. Convert

    Press Convert to HTML. Check the preview and the HTML code.

  5. Copy or download

    Copy the HTML into your editor, or download the .html file (or ZIP with images).

What is a Word to HTML converter?

Saving a Word document as a web page, or pasting it into a CMS, brings along fonts, spans, MSO classes and inline styles that fight your site's design. This converter reads the .docx itself and writes clean, semantic HTML: Word's Heading 1 becomes <h1>, lists become <ul> and <ol>, tables become <table>, and bold, italic, links, footnotes and images come across. The result is short, readable HTML that takes your site's own styles.

You choose how images are handled: embedded in the HTML as base64 (one self-contained file), saved as separate files in an images folder next to the HTML in a ZIP (best for websites), or left out. Output can be the body only, ready to paste into WordPress, Webflow or any editor, or a complete web page with an optional simple stylesheet. After converting you can preview the page, read the HTML and copy it in one click.

Limits: the converter maps meaning, not appearance. Fonts, colours, text boxes, columns, page headers and footers are left out on purpose, and underlining is dropped so it can't be mistaken for links. Headings are recognised when the document uses Word's heading styles; text that is only made big and bold stays a paragraph. Only .docx works: save older .doc files as .docx first. Images in EMF or WMF format can't be shown by browsers.

Why use a Word to HTML converter?

Clean HTML is easier to style, loads faster and is easier for search engines, screen readers and AI answer engines to read, because the headings and lists carry real structure. Converting the .docx directly avoids the mess of Word's web export and of pasting from Word, and doing it in the browser keeps drafts and internal documents private.

Word to HTML converter: frequently asked questions

Something else? Ask the team

Why are some headings showing as normal paragraphs?

The converter uses Word's styles to decide what a heading is. If a line was only made bigger and bold, Word doesn't know it is a heading, so it stays a paragraph. In Word, apply Heading 1, Heading 2 and so on from the Styles gallery, save, and convert again.

Can I paste the HTML into WordPress?

Yes. Choose Body only, convert, press Copy HTML, then paste into a Custom HTML block or the Code editor in WordPress. For long documents with many images, choose Separate files and upload the images to your media library, because base64 images make posts very large.

Is my document uploaded?

No. The .docx is opened and converted by JavaScript in your browser, so confidential drafts stay on your device. Our server only records that a run was used.

Why doesn't it keep my fonts and colours?

That's deliberate. Fonts, colours and spacing belong in your site's CSS; copying them from Word creates bloated HTML that looks wrong next to the rest of your site. Choose Complete web page with the simple stylesheet if you want a readable standalone page.

Does it convert .doc files?

No, only .docx (Word 2007 and later). Open the .doc in Word, LibreOffice or Google Docs and save or download it as .docx first. Password-protected documents also need the password removed.

Does it work on iPhone and Android?

Yes. Choose the .docx from Files, Drive or email attachments, convert, and copy the HTML or save the file.

Is Word to HTML free?

You get one free run of this tool per day, with no account. After that, each run costs 5 credits from a free AI Rank Lab account (1 credit = 1 US cent). One run is one press of the convert button.

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