How to copy an article without ads
By Sure INSTANT team · Updated on Nov 12, 2026
Text copied from a page carries more than words: fonts, colours, background boxes, buttons and invisible styles. Pasted into a document or an e-mail, it looks out of place.
This guide explains what a clean copy keeps, how formatted text, Markdown and plain text differ, and how CleanCopy gets you there in one step.
Why pasted text looks broken
A browser copies the styles of the page together with the text. Editors such as Word and e-mail programs try to keep them, so the pasted article brings the site's fonts, sizes and colours with it.
Formatted text, Markdown or plain text
| Copy as | Best for |
|---|---|
| Formatted text | Word, Google Docs and e-mail: headings, lists, bold, links and tables keep their look |
| Markdown | Site editors, wikis, notes apps and documentation |
| Plain text | Messages, forms and anywhere formatting is not wanted |
What a clean copy leaves out
- Menus, ads, cookie bars, pop-ups and share buttons.
- Fonts, colours and hidden styles of the original site.
- Scripts, frames, forms and tracking code: never copied.
How to do it with CleanCopy
- Paste the link of the page, or paste the text you copied.
- Look at the first part of the clean article in the free preview.
- Run it to unlock the whole article.
- Click copy as formatted text and paste it where you need it.