XML formatter and beautifier
Paste one-line or badly indented XML to read it easily and review its structure.
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How to use it
- Enter xml text, indentation and keep comments.
- The result appears straight away and updates as you edit.
- Copy the result, or copy a link that keeps the same values to share it.
How it is calculated
The document is parsed and written again: each element on its own line indented by depth, a text-only element kept on one line, an empty element written as <a/>. Whitespace-only gaps between tags are dropped, attributes and text stay as they are.
Example
Inputs: Indentation = 2 spaces, Keep comments = yes. Result: Formatted XML: <?xml version="1.0"?> <root> <!-- c --> <a x="1">t</a> <b/> <c> <d>1</d> </c> </root>; Lines: 9.
<?xml version="1.0"?><root><!-- c --><a x="1">t</a><b></b><c><d>1</d></c></root>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
<!-- c -->
<a x="1">t</a>
<b/>
<c>
<d>1</d>
</c>
</root>Limits and caveats
- In mixed content such as <p>Hi <b>Ahmed</b></p> spaces around text pieces are trimmed.
- An empty element <a></a> is written as <a/>, which XML treats as the same.
Questions about this tool
Does formatting change my data?
Tag names, attributes and element text stay the same, only line breaks and indentation between tags are added.
Why do I see an error?
The document is not well-formed, for example an unclosed tag or an unescaped &, and the message gives the line and column to fix.
Are comments kept?
Yes by default. Untick keep comments to remove them from the output.