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How to Use HTML to JSX — WebdevToolbox Guide

Convert HTML markup into JSX-compatible syntax for React components.

WebdevToolbox Team3 min read

Pasting HTML straight from a design handoff or a static site into a React component almost always breaks — class isn’t a valid JSX prop, <img> needs a self-closing slash, and inline style strings need to become objects. Fixing all of that by hand across a large page is tedious.

What Is HTML to JSX?

HTML to JSX is one of the tools in WebdevToolbox’s JavaScript Tools category. Paste any HTML markup and get JSX-ready output: attributes renamed to their React equivalents, void elements self-closed, and inline styles converted into JSX style objects.

How to Use It

  1. Open the tool at /tools/html-to-jsx.
  2. Paste your HTML markup into the left panel.
  3. Copy the converted JSX from the right panel — it updates live as you type.
  4. Review the result, especially around comments (which are stripped, since JSX comments use different syntax) and any deeply nested or malformed markup.

Key Features

  • Full attribute map — class → className, for → htmlFor, tabindex → tabIndex, common event handlers, and more.
  • Void elements self-closed automatically — <img>, <input>, <br>, and others get a trailing />.
  • Inline styles converted to objects — style="font-size: 14px" becomes style={{ fontSize: '14px' }}.
  • 100% private — conversion runs entirely in your browser.

When to Use HTML to JSX

  • Porting a static HTML page or design export into a React component.
  • Copying markup snippets from documentation or Stack Overflow into JSX.
  • Learning JSX attribute naming by seeing it mapped from familiar HTML.

Try It Now

Open HTML to JSX directly from anywhere on the site using ⌘K and typing the tool name.


Part of the JavaScript Tools collection on WebdevToolbox — free, browser-based developer tools with no login required.

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