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Plain text contains only characters — no formatting, fonts, or styling. Rich text includes formatting like bold, italic, colors, and links.

Comparison

Feature	Plain Text	Rich Text
Formatting	None	Bold, italic, colors, fonts
File size	Smallest	Larger
Portability	Universal	Format-dependent
Examples	.txt, code files	.docx, .rtf, HTML
Best for	Code, data, logs	Documents, emails

Convert Rich to Plain

Use our plain text converter to strip all formatting.

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