<html> <head> <title>Strip HTML Example</title> <script type="text/javascript"> String.prototype.stripHTML = function () { var reTag = /<(?:.|\s)*?>/g; return this.replace(reTag, ""); }; function showText() { var oInput1 = document.getElementById("txt1"); var oInput2 = document.getElementById("txt2"); oInput2.value = oInput1.value.stripHTML(); } </script> </head> <body> <textarea rows="10" cols="50" id="txt1"></textarea><br /> <input type="button" value="Strip HTML" onclick="showText()" /></p> <P>Stripped Text:<br /> <textarea rows="10" cols="50" id="txt2"></textarea></p> </body> </html>