Convert DOCX to HTML Online Free
Convert Microsoft Word documents to clean, semantic HTML. Headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, bold, and italic are all preserved as proper HTML elements. No Microsoft Office required.
To convert DOCX to HTML, drop your .docx file onto the converter. The document is parsed using Mammoth.js, which produces clean semantic HTML from your Word content. Heading styles become <h1>-<h6>, bold becomes <strong>, and lists become <ul>/<ol>. Runs in your browser.
Convert DOCX to HTML
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DOCX vs HTML: Format Comparison
Key differences between the two formats
When to Convert
Common scenarios where this conversion is useful
Publishing Word docs to the web
Convert Word documents to HTML for publishing on websites, blogs, or content management systems without manual reformatting.
Email newsletter creation
Convert formatted Word documents to HTML for use in email templates and newsletter platforms that require HTML content.
CMS content migration
Migrate content from Word documents into WordPress, Drupal, or any CMS that accepts HTML input for articles and pages.
Extracting structured content
Convert DOCX to HTML as a stepping stone for further processing. HTML is easier to parse programmatically than DOCX for data extraction.
How to Convert DOCX to HTML
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Upload your Word document
Drag and drop your .docx file onto the converter, or click to browse. Modern DOCX format is supported (not legacy .doc).
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Automatic conversion
Your document is parsed in the browser. Word styles are mapped to semantic HTML tags. Heading 1 becomes <h1>, lists become <ul>/<ol>, and text formatting is preserved.
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Download the HTML result
Click Download to save your .html file. The output is clean, semantic HTML without Word-specific markup clutter.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mammoth.js maps Word styles semantically: Heading 1 becomes <h1>, Heading 2 becomes <h2>, bold becomes <strong>, italic becomes <em>, and lists become <ul>/<ol> elements.
Embedded images are extracted and included as base64-encoded data URIs in the HTML. External linked images are preserved as URLs.
Yes. Word tables are converted to HTML <table> elements with <tr>, <th>, and <td> tags. Merged cells are handled where possible.
The output is clean, semantic HTML. Unlike copy-pasting from Word (which produces messy markup), Mammoth.js produces minimal, standards-compliant HTML.
Word headers, footers, and page numbers are document-level features that do not have direct HTML equivalents. They are omitted from the output.
Track changes and comments are not included in the HTML output. The converter uses the current document state (accepted changes).
No. Only the modern .docx format is supported. If you have a .doc file, open it in Word or LibreOffice and save as .docx first.
Footnotes are converted to HTML with anchor links. The footnote text appears at the end of the document with back-links.
No. The converter parses DOCX files directly in your browser using Mammoth.js. No Word or Office installation is required.
Yes. The conversion happens entirely in your browser. Your document content is never uploaded to any server.
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