You can use a DOMParser, like so:
var xmlString = "<div id='foo'><a href='#'>Link</a><span></span></div>";
var doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(xmlString, "text/xml");
console.log(doc.firstChild.innerHTML); // => <a href="#">Link...
console.log(doc.firstChild.firstChild.innerHTML); // => LinkPixelsTech
pixelstech.net › home › articles › convert html to dom elements using javascript
Convert HTML to DOM elements using JavaScript | PixelsTech
August 19, 2017 - Two primary methods facilitate this transformation: DOMParser and document.createElement. DOMParser parses an HTML string into a DOM Document, allowing standard DOM operations, though it's an experimental feature with limited old browser support.
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You can use a DOMParser, like so:
var xmlString = "<div id='foo'><a href='#'>Link</a><span></span></div>";
var doc = new DOMParser().parseFromString(xmlString, "text/xml");
console.log(doc.firstChild.innerHTML); // => <a href="#">Link...
console.log(doc.firstChild.firstChild.innerHTML); // => Link 2 of 9
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You typically create a temporary parent element to which you can write the innerHTML, then extract the contents:
var wrapper= document.createElement('div');
wrapper.innerHTML= '<div><a href="#"></a><span></span></div>';
var div= wrapper.firstChild;
If the element whose outer-HTML you've got is a simple <div> as here, this is easy. If it might be something else that can't go just anywhere, you might have more problems. For example if it were a <li>, you'd have to have the parent wrapper be a <ul>.
But IE can't write innerHTML on elements like <tr> so if you had a <td> you'd have to wrap the whole HTML string in <table><tbody><tr>...</tr></tbody></table>, write that to innerHTML and extricate the actual <td> you wanted from a couple of levels down.
GitHub
github.com › Damian96 › html-to-dom
GitHub - Damian96/html-to-dom: An HTML to Javascript DOM converter · GitHub
An HTML to Javascript DOM converter · HTML to DOM Github Page · v1.0.0 - First release · v1.1.0 - Second release ·
Author: Damian96
Krasimirtsonev
krasimirtsonev.com › blog › article › Convert-HTML-string-to-DOM-element
Convert HTML string to DOM element
June 11, 2013 - Convert HTML string to DOM element / Checkout Revealing the magic: How to properly convert HTML string to a DOM element article. I'm working on a chrome extension which accepts user text, work with it and output the result in a div. I used jQuery in the beginning, for several tasks, but later ...
YouTube
youtube.com › watch
How to Convert HTML String to DOM in Javascript - YouTube
In this video, you will learn how to convert a HTML string to DOM representation and extract some information. In the example, we will use DOMParser class to...
Published: April 11, 2024
GitHub
github.com › TimBeyer › html-to-vdom
GitHub - TimBeyer/html-to-vdom: Converts an HTML string into a virtual DOM · GitHub
June 14, 2017 - Converts an HTML string into a virtual DOM. Contribute to TimBeyer/html-to-vdom development by creating an account on GitHub.
Author: TimBeyer
Go Make Things
gomakethings.com › converting-a-string-into-markup-with-vanilla-js
Converting a string into markup with vanilla JS | Go Make Things
August 13, 2019 - Today, we’re going to look at how to take an HTML string and convert it into actual markup. If you wanted to inject a string into the DOM, you can do that pretty simply with innerHTML.
MathWorks
mathworks.com › matlab report generator › report generator development › content generation › word and html file and html string inclusion
Convert HTML Content to DOM Objects - MATLAB & Simulink
Use the MATLAB HTML Viewer to convert the tidied markup to an HTML DOM document.
Melvin George
melvingeorge.me › blog › convert-html-string-into-real-html-or-dom-javascript
How to convert an HTML string into real HTML or DOM using JavaScript? | MELVIN GEORGE
April 26, 2021 - To convert an HTML string into real HTML or DOM, you can use the DOMParser Web API using JavaScript.
Edureka Community
edureka.co › home › community › categories › web development › java-script › how to convert html string into dom elements
How to convert HTML string into DOM elements | Edureka Community
October 8, 2020 - Is there a way to convert HTML like: or ... DOM element so that I could pass it in a .appendChild().
Hixie
software.hixie.ch › utilities › js › live-dom-viewer
Live DOM Viewer
This script puts a function w(s) into the global scope of the test page, where s is a string or object to output to the log
Medium
medium.com › @fulit103 › converting-html-to-a-virtual-dom-in-javascript-3a6db0f563b1
Converting HTML to a Virtual DOM in JavaScript | by Julian Toro | Medium
December 18, 2022 - In this article, we’ll look at how to create a virtual DOM from an HTML string using the DOMParser API and a recursive function.
David Walsh
davidwalsh.name › convert-html-stings-dom-nodes
Convert String to DOM Nodes
March 20, 2017 - The DOMParser API allows developers to create DOM nodes from and HTML string using JavaScript.
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I could not find anything either so i wrote it myself and put it up on https://github.com/n-a-m-e/convert-html-to-javascript I'm pretty sure I thought of everything but if you can think of anything I missed please don't hesitate to improve upon my work.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Convert HTML to Javascript</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function convertHTMLtoJavascript(input,keepWhitespace){
//This works in all modern browser. If your using IE (which you shouldn't be) switch to a browser that supports html5 templates.
function loopThroughChildNodes(parent,parentNestLevel){
var elementCounter = 0;
var textNodeCounter = 0;
var parentElement = "element" + parentNestLevel;
var Nodes = parent.childNodes;
for(var i = 0, currentNode; (currentNode = Nodes[i]) !== undefined; i++){
if (currentNode.nodeType == 1){
elementCounter++;
var currentNestLevel = parentNestLevel + '_' + elementCounter;
var currentElement = "element" + currentNestLevel;
createElements += '\n\t' + 'var ' + currentElement + ' = document.createElement("' + currentNode.tagName.toLowerCase() + '");';
Array.prototype.slice.call(currentNode.attributes).forEach(function(attribute) {
setAttributes += '\n\t' + currentElement + '.setAttribute("' + attribute.name + '","' + attribute.value + '");';
});
appendChildren += '\n\t' + parentElement +'.appendChild(' + currentElement + ');';
loopThroughChildNodes(currentNode,currentNestLevel);
}else{
if(keepWhitespace===true){
var text = currentNode.textContent;
}else{
var text = currentNode.textContent.trim();
}
if (text!=""){
textNodeCounter++;
var currentNestLevel = parentNestLevel + '_' + textNodeCounter;
var currentTextNode = "textNode" + currentNestLevel;
createTextNodes += '\n\t' + 'var ' + currentTextNode + ' = document.createTextNode("' + text.replace(/"/g,'\\x22') + '");';
appendChildren += '\n\t' + parentElement +'.appendChild(' + currentTextNode + ');';
}
}
}
}
var temp = document.createElement('template');
var createElements = "";
var createTextNodes = "";
var setAttributes = "";
var appendChildren = "";
temp.innerHTML = input;
var documentFragment = temp.content;
loopThroughChildNodes(documentFragment,"");
if (createElements!="") createElements = '\n\t' + '//Create Elements' + createElements;
if (createTextNodes!="") createTextNodes = '\n\t' + '//Create Text Nodes' + createTextNodes;
if (setAttributes!="") setAttributes = '\n\t' + '//Set Attributes' + setAttributes;
if (appendChildren!="") appendChildren = '\n\t' + '//Append Children' + appendChildren;
var output = '//to append the html to an element simply write:';
output += '\n' + '//appendHTMLto(document.getElementById("parent"));';
output += '\n\n' + 'function appendHTMLto(element){';
output += createElements;
output += createTextNodes;
output += setAttributes;
output += appendChildren;
output += '\n' + '}';
return output;
}
function convert(){
var input = document.getElementById("input").value;
var keepWhitespace = document.getElementById("whitespace").checked;
document.getElementById("output").value = convertHTMLtoJavascript(input,keepWhitespace);
}
</script>
<style type="text/css">
.form{
font-family: "HelveticaNeue", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
box-sizing: border-box;
width:90%;
padding:30px;
margin:40px auto;
background: #FFF;
border-radius: 10px;
-webkit-border-radius:10px;
-moz-border-radius: 10px;
box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13);
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13);
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.13);
}
.inner-wrap{
padding: 30px;
background: #F8F8F8;
border-radius: 6px;
margin-bottom: 15px;
}
h1{
background: #2A88AD;
padding: 20px 30px 15px 30px;
margin: -30px -30px 30px -30px;
border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
-webkit-border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
-moz-border-radius: 10px 10px 0 0;
color: #fff;
text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
font-size: 30px;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17);
box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17);
border: 1px solid #257C9E;
}
h1 > span{
display: block;
margin-top: 2px;
font-size: 13px;
}
label{
display: block;
font-size: 13px;
color: #888;
margin-bottom: 15px;
}
textarea{
resize: vertical;
-moz-border-bottom-colors: none;
-moz-border-left-colors: none;
-moz-border-right-colors: none;
-moz-border-top-colors: none;
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.07);
border-color: -moz-use-text-color #FFFFFF #FFFFFF -moz-use-text-color;
border-image: none;
border-radius: 6px 6px 6px 6px;
border-style: none solid solid none;
border-width: medium 1px 1px medium;
box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) inset;
color: #555555;
font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
font-size: 1em;
line-height: 1.4em;
padding: 5px 8px;
transition: background-color 0.2s ease 0s;
display: block;
box-sizing: border-box;
-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
width: 100%;
height: 200px;
padding: 8px;
border-radius: 6px;
-webkit-border-radius:6px;
-moz-border-radius:6px;
border: 2px solid #fff;
box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.33);
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.33);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.33);
font-family: "Courier New", "Courier", "Lucida Sans Typewriter", "Lucida Typewriter",monospace;
}
textarea:focus {
background: none repeat scroll 0 0 #FFFFFF;
outline-width: 0;
}
.section{
font-size: 20px;
color: #2A88AD;
margin-bottom: 5px;
}
.section span {
background: #2A88AD;
padding: 5px 10px 5px 10px;
position: absolute;
border-radius: 50%;
-webkit-border-radius: 50%;
-moz-border-radius: 50%;
border: 4px solid #fff;
font-size: 14px;
margin-left: -45px;
color: #fff;
margin-top: -3px;
}
button{
background: #2A88AD;
margin: 10px;
padding: 8px 20px 8px 20px;
border-radius: 5px;
-webkit-border-radius: 5px;
-moz-border-radius: 5px;
color: #fff;
text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17);
box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.17);
border: 1px solid #257C9E;
font-size: 15px;
}
button:hover{
background: #2A6881;
-moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
-webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
box-shadow: inset 0px 2px 2px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.28);
}
.option{
width: 250px;
font-size: 12px;
color: #4D4D4D;
margin-top: 10px;
text-align: right;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="form">
<h1>Convert your HTML to Javascript Now!<span>This works in all modern browser. If your using IE (which you shouldn't be) switch to a browser that supports html5 templates.</span></h1>
<div class="section"><span>1</span>Enter the HTML you wish to convert</div>
<div class="inner-wrap">
<label>HTML Input <textarea id="input" name="input"></textarea></label>
</div>
<button onclick="convert()">Convert</button>
<span class="option">
<input type="checkbox" id="whitespace">Don't get rid of the whitespace in my HTML
</span>
<div class="section"><span>2</span>Copy the Javascript</div>
<div class="inner-wrap">
<label>Javascript Output <textarea id="output" name="output"></textarea></label>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>
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I don't think this is completely what your after, but it may be useful anyway.
The first few results of Google are:
AndrewDavidson.com
Converts your example to
document.write( '<div id=\"testid\">\n' );
document.write( ' <span class=\"text\" data-attribute=\"value\">Text</span>\n' );
document.write( '</div>' );
Accessify.com
Generates the same as above. But also can do other things, such as output as document.write statements wrapped in a function or Build up a string variable that you can use later
Then there's grunt-html-to-js - a script that runs on grunt, but as I do not have grunt running on my server, I cannot test it, only go by the description. Which is this:
This plugin converts a group of html files to JavaScript and assembles them into an vanilla javascript. Note that this plugin does not compile the templates. It simply caches the template source code.
npm
npmjs.com › package › html-dom-parser
html-dom-parser - npm
August 13, 2026 - The parser converts an HTML string to a JavaScript object that describes the DOM tree.
» npm install html-dom-parser
Published: Aug 13, 2026
Version: 8.0.2
DEV Community
dev.to › melvin2016 › how-to-convert-an-html-string-into-real-html-or-dom-using-javascript-5992
How to convert an HTML string into real HTML or DOM using JavaScript? - DEV Community
April 26, 2021 - To convert an HTML string into real HTML or DOM, you can use the DOMParser Web API using JavaScript.
Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 21423437 › is-there-any-program-or-library-to-convert-html-to-dom-mainpulation-script
Is there any program or library to convert html to dom mainpulation script?
@Yani Yes, but as it's responsive and jQuery's dom maipulation performance is TOO slow for mobile, especially android. ... @HackerK If you want higher performance, then why are you seeking a 3rd party lib. Better do this with vanilla JS ... @PraveenJeganathan I want to pre-compile(?) html to pure javascript manipulation code for better performance, and easier developement
Tcl Wiki
wiki.tcl-lang.org › page › HTML+to+DOM+via+http › htmlparse › struct::tree+packages
HTML to DOM via http/htmlparse/struct::tree packages
So I tried successfully to use htmlparse, which uses struct::tree to store the parsed data in. So I use the struct::tree routines to convert its data into a tDOM DOM tree.
Wtools
wtools.io › html-to-javascript-converter
Online HTML to JavaScript Converter - wtools.io
Free tool for online converting HTML code to JavaScript variable or using write, writeln statements.
GitHub
gist.github.com › 0532 › 6025b73d36b8df2628df
You can use this to convert a DOM element or a HTML string to markdown. · GitHub
You can use this to convert a DOM element or a HTML string to markdown.