HTML Formatter & Validator

Format, beautify, minify, and validate HTML code with real-time error checking and accessibility warnings. Perfect for web developers.

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✨ Key Features

🎨 Smart Formatting

Beautify HTML with proper indentation and structure, or minify for production

✅ HTML Validation

Real-time validation with detailed error messages and accessibility warnings

📊 Performance Metrics

See file size reduction and optimization statistics for better performance

✅ Valid HTML

Your HTML structure looks good!

Input HTML

Formatted HTML

🌐 HTML Best Practices

📝 Semantic HTML

  • • Use semantic elements (header, nav, main, article, section, footer)
  • • Choose appropriate heading hierarchy (h1-h6)
  • • Use lists (ul, ol) for grouped content
  • • Add meaningful alt attributes to images
  • • Use form labels and fieldsets properly
  • • Include lang attribute on html element

♿ Accessibility

  • • Provide alt text for all images
  • • Use proper heading structure
  • • Ensure sufficient color contrast
  • • Add ARIA labels where needed
  • • Make content keyboard navigable

⚡ Performance

  • • Minify HTML for production
  • • Remove unnecessary comments and whitespace
  • • Optimize images and use appropriate formats
  • • Minimize HTTP requests
  • • Use efficient CSS and JavaScript loading
  • • Implement proper caching strategies

🔍 SEO Optimization

  • • Include proper DOCTYPE declaration
  • • Use descriptive title and meta tags
  • • Structure content with proper headings
  • • Add Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
  • • Implement structured data markup

🚨 Common HTML Issues to Avoid

  • • ❌ Unclosed tags (missing closing tags)
  • • ❌ Duplicate IDs (IDs must be unique)
  • • ❌ Missing alt attributes on images
  • • ❌ Improper nesting of elements
  • • ❌ Missing DOCTYPE declaration
  • • ❌ Using deprecated HTML elements
  • • ❌ Inline styles instead of CSS classes
  • • ❌ Missing viewport meta tag for mobile