Highlight Text
Free online text highlighter. Highlight words or patterns in text with customizable colors and regex support.
About This Free Online Highlight Text
Our free text highlighter marks specific words or phrases in your text so they stand out, making it easy to spot every occurrence of the terms you care about. Paste your text, enter the words to highlight, and the tool emphasizes each match instantly, which is useful for reviewing documents, studying and revising notes, checking keyword usage in writing, and drawing attention to important terms before sharing or presenting. You can highlight multiple words at once and quickly see how often and where they appear throughout the text. This is far faster than scanning a long document by eye. Everything runs locally in your browser as you type, so highlighting is immediate, there is no signup, and your text is never uploaded or stored anywhere.
Features of Our Highlight Text
- Highlight words or regex patterns in text
- Case-sensitive matching toggle
- Multiple highlight colors (yellow, green, blue, pink, orange)
- Real-time highlighted preview (preserves color in div)
- Copy as HTML with mark tags or as plain text
How to Use the Highlight Text
The Highlight Text works right in your browser — no signup, no installation. Follow these steps:
- Paste or type text to search within.
- Enter a word, phrase, or regex pattern to highlight.
- Choose a highlight color and toggle case sensitivity.
- Copy the highlighted result as HTML or plain text.
Frequently Asked Questions About Highlight Text
Can I use regular expressions?
Yes. Toggle the Regex option to use JavaScript regular expression patterns. For example, \d+ matches all numbers, and \b\w{5}\b matches all 5-letter words.
Does the highlight download preserve colors?
The HTML copy option preserves colors using `<mark>` tags with inline styles. Paste it into any HTML-compatible editor to keep the highlighting.
Why Choose the Highlight Text?
Bulk text edits that would take ages by hand happen in one step with the Highlight Text. It applies your changes the moment you make them, entirely in the browser, so your content stays on your device and the result is ready to copy immediately.