Convert XML to HTML Online

The best & free online XML to HTML converter converts the XML data into the HTML table format.

An XML file is a standard text file that utilizes customized tags to describe the document's structure and how it should be stored and transported.

Characteristics of an XML file

From the above description, an XML file must contain the following characteristics.

• XML is a plain-text.
• An XML document must have a root tag, which means that XML files are hierarchical.
• In XML, tags are not defined. One can use customized tags to structure the data. That means one has complete control over an XML file.
• XML distinguishes between the upper and lower cases. That means it's case-sensitive.
• XML is designed to carry the data, not to display the data.
• XML was developed by World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 1998 and is available as an open standard.

Note:XML is a markup language, which means it is a computer language that uses tags to describe components in a file. It's not a programming language because it does not fit within the criteria of a programming language.

Versions of XML launched till 2020 are

1. XML 1.0 launched in 1998.
2. XML 1.1 launched in 2004.

Note:You can use the XML Viewer/ XML Formatter to edit and display your XML file in a tree view.

HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It's a markup language for designing web pages and creating their structure. HTML is primarily used to create the bones of the website, ultimately forming the website's skeleton. It allows us to develop structured sections, paragraphs, headlines, links, etc.

Tim Berners-Lee came up with an Internet-based hypertext system, resulting in the development of HTML. It got published in 1991 with 18 HTML tags. After its publication, it gained fame among programmers, and within no time, new versions were introduced with more tags. Today, these tags reached the number of 140. However, some of them are getting obsolete and are not supported by modern browsers.

The HTML is designed to display the data. The HTML file contains the elements that consist of tags, and tags include the content. These elements show the document's structuring and presentation in the web browser.

The HTML is used to create static pages. You cannot apply the logic. Even if you have multiple pages with the same web elements, you still have to make separate pages.

The HTML file contains a .html or .htm extension, and you can view that file in your web browser like Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, etc. The web browser reads the HTML file, renders the data, and displays it to the user.

HTML is not a programming language; it is a formatting language. Unlike XML, where you can use customized tags, you cannot create personalized HTML tags. You have to use predefined tags.

Versions of HTML launched till 2021 are

1. HTML launched in 1991.
2. HTML 2.0 launched in 1995.
3. HTML 3.2 launched in 1997.
4. HTML 4.01 launched in 1999.
5. XHTML launched in 2000.
6. HTML5 launched in 2014.

Note:The programmer does the HTML coding; it does the coding by keeping in mind the human-readable format and system readable format. That is why you must beautify and minify your HTML code, respectively.

However, some characters are reserved in HTML. It would be best to escape those HTML characters with their corresponding entities that could otherwise wrongly be interpreted as markup.

Even though both XML and HTML are markup languages, both have different purposes.

• XML is designed to structure the data and store and transport it on the internet, while HTML is designed to display it.
• In XML, the tags are not predefined; you can use the customized tags, while in HTML, the tags are predefined.
• In XML, you can use as many customized tags as you want, while in HTML, the number of tags is limited and predefined.
• XML is case sensitive, while HTML is not case sensitive.
• XML is a framework that can be used to build markup languages, while HTML is a markup language.
• XML is dynamic, while HTML is static.
• Errors are not allowed in XML, while in HTML, small errors are ignored.
• In XML, it's mandatory to use the closing tag, while in HTML, it's not necessary to use the closing tag.
• In XML, white space can be preserved, while HTML does not keep the white spaces.
• In XML, nesting must be properly done, while in HTML, nesting does not contain that importance.

Conversion is fun. The online tools help convert the XML string/XML format into the HTML string/HTML format.

To do this, do the following steps.

• Open the best & free online XML to HTML Converter.
• You can either copy-paste the XML code, use the "Load from the URL" option, or use the "Browse" option to upload the XML file.
• After uploading the XML data, click on the "Convert" button to convert the XML format into the HTML format.
• You can get the "resulted HTML format" in the "Result" section.
• If you want to get it in HTML code, please click on the "show HTML/Table" button to get it in HTML code.
• Please copy the code, and paste it into the desired location.

First, always use some sample data to check the tool's working. To check the working of XML to the HTML Converter, do the following steps.

• Click on the "Load Sample Data" button.
• The sample data in the XML format will appear in the upper section.
• Click on the 'Convert" button to convert the XML format into an HTML format to get the sample result.
• If you want to get it in HTML code, please click on the "show HTML/Table" button to get it in HTML code.

Protecting user trust is our top priority. We do not keep a copy of the source code that the user pastes for the XML to HTML Conversion.