XML Formatter

Format, validate, and beautify your XML data for easier reading or minify it for production.

About XML Formatting
What is XML?

XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a markup language that defines a set of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and machine-readable. It is widely used for storing and transporting data.

XML Formatting Options
  • Beautify: Adds proper indentation and line breaks to make XML more readable for humans.
  • Minify: Removes all unnecessary whitespace to reduce file size, ideal for production environments.
Common XML Uses
  • Data Exchange: Used to share structured data across different systems
  • Configuration Files: Many applications use XML for configuration settings
  • Web Services: SOAP and many other web services use XML
  • Document Formats: Many document formats are XML-based (like DOCX, SVG, XHTML)
  • Data Storage: Used to store and organize data in a structured format
XML Structure Rules
  • All XML elements must have a closing tag
  • XML tags are case sensitive
  • XML elements must be properly nested
  • XML documents must have a root element
  • Attribute values must be quoted
  • Special characters must be escaped using entities