Word to HTML
Word's own HTML export is notoriously bloated with mso- styles. This extracts the semantic structure instead: headings, lists, links and tables, without the noise.
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What survives the conversion
Derived from what each format is able to store, not from what the conversion promises.
Kept
- Headings and inline formatting
- Links
- Lists
- Tables
- Styling, which Word could not store
- Scripts, which Word could not store
Lost
- Images
- Comments and tracked changes
Converted with Mammoth, which maps Word styles to clean HTML elements.
Not if you need the document to look exactly as it does in Word. Convert to PDF.
About these formats
Common questions
Does converting Word to HTML lose anything?
Yes. Images, Comments and tracked changes cannot be carried into HTML and are dropped. Word's own HTML export is notoriously bloated with mso- styles. This extracts the semantic structure instead: headings, lists, links and tables, without the noise.
Are my files uploaded when I convert Word to HTML?
No. The conversion runs in your browser tab, so the file is never transmitted and the page works offline once loaded.
What settings does Filoven use for Word to HTML?
Converted with Mammoth, which maps Word styles to clean HTML elements.
When should I not convert Word to HTML?
Not if you need the document to look exactly as it does in Word. Convert to PDF.
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This page uses the Word ↔ HTML, which handles other formats too.
Last updated 2026-08-03