Five concrete examples of the HTML Formatter in real use. Each one shows the situation, what you put in and what comes out, so you can copy the structure, swap in your details and adapt it this week.
Example 1: Cleaning up minified HTML from a build step
The task: Cleaning up minified HTML from a build step. You start from raw HTML from a minifier, generator or pasted snippet.. The tool returns the same markup with consistent indentation and line breaks., giving you readable structure where every opening tag lines up with its closing tag. you can edit rather than a blank page.
Make it yours: add one detail the tool cannot know - a real number, a name, a constraint - then read the result once end to end before you keep it.
Example 2: Reading a teammate's pasted markup
The task: Reading a teammate's pasted markup. You start from raw HTML from a minifier, generator or pasted snippet.. The tool returns the same markup with consistent indentation and line breaks., giving you readable structure where every opening tag lines up with its closing tag. you can edit rather than a blank page.
Make it yours: add one detail the tool cannot know - a real number, a name, a constraint - then read the result once end to end before you keep it.
Example 3: Indenting a snippet before sharing it
The task: Indenting a snippet before sharing it. You start from raw HTML from a minifier, generator or pasted snippet.. The tool returns the same markup with consistent indentation and line breaks., giving you readable structure where every opening tag lines up with its closing tag. you can edit rather than a blank page.
Make it yours: add one detail the tool cannot know - a real number, a name, a constraint - then read the result once end to end before you keep it.
Example 4: Checking nesting before a refactor
The task: Checking nesting before a refactor. You start from raw HTML from a minifier, generator or pasted snippet.. The tool returns the same markup with consistent indentation and line breaks., giving you readable structure where every opening tag lines up with its closing tag. you can edit rather than a blank page.
Make it yours: add one detail the tool cannot know - a real number, a name, a constraint - then read the result once end to end before you keep it.
Example 5: Preparing markup for a code review
The task: Preparing markup for a code review. You start from raw HTML from a minifier, generator or pasted snippet.. The tool returns the same markup with consistent indentation and line breaks., giving you readable structure where every opening tag lines up with its closing tag. you can edit rather than a blank page.
Make it yours: add one detail the tool cannot know - a real number, a name, a constraint - then read the result once end to end before you keep it.
A Full Worked Example
Input:
Hello
- One
- Two
an indented block with each element on its own line, nested one level deeper per child.
The pattern behind every example above: context and constraints go in, structure comes out, and your edit makes it true.
How to Build Your Own Examples
- Take a task already on your calendar for this week.
- Write the brief in two sentences: the job and the audience.
- Generate, compare against the version you would have written manually.
- Save the prompt alongside the result so the second run takes seconds.
Getting More From Each Example
Most people stop at the first result. Generate a second version with one changed variable - length, tone or angle - and compare. The better version usually appears on the second run, not the first.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will formatting change my content?
Text, attributes and tag order stay the same - only whitespace and line breaks change.
Can it handle large files?
Yes - big documents may take a moment to process, then you copy or download the result.
Does it fix broken HTML?
No - it indents what you give it; run a validator first to find structural errors.
Is my HTML stored?
No - formatting runs in your browser with nothing saved.
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