View Webpage Source Code

Fetch and inspect raw HTML source code of any public website with line numbers, copy-to-clipboard, and formatting utilities.

Popular examples: https://google.comhttps://github.comhttps://wikipedia.org
Raw HTML Scraper

Fetch exact unrendered HTML markup direct from web servers via cURL.

Line Count & Size

Calculate total document lines and file size in kilobytes.

Copy Source Code

Copy formatted HTML source directly to your clipboard in one click.

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Why Inspect Webpage Source Code?

Viewing raw HTML source code enables web developers, SEO auditors, and security analysts to inspect meta tags, analytics tracking scripts, hidden HTML comments, JSON-LD structured data schemas, and server rendering markup directly without relying on browser extensions or inspect element dev tools.

How to Use the View Source Code Tool

1 Paste Webpage URL

Input any public website address into the search bar.

2 Click View Source

Our server executes an HTTP GET request to scrape unrendered HTML markup.

3 Inspect & Copy

Examine raw HTML lines or copy code directly to your clipboard.

Source Code Best Practices for Webmasters

Recommended
  • Keep HTML markup clean, semantic, and well-indented.
  • Remove unused inline CSS and legacy JavaScript blocks.
  • Validate HTML5 syntax against W3C standards.
  • Include essential meta tags near the top of the <head> element.
Avoid
  • Avoid leaving sensitive API keys or passwords inside HTML comments.
  • Do not inflate source code size with excessive whitespace or dead code blocks.
  • Avoid unclosed HTML tags that break DOM tree parsing.
  • Don't rely heavily on client-side JS rendering for essential SEO text.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

View Source shows raw HTML delivered directly from the server before JavaScript execution. Inspect Element shows the live, mutated DOM tree after JavaScript modifications.

No. Our server scraper only fetches publicly accessible web pages. Pages requiring authentication or session cookies cannot be fetched.

Search engine bots index raw HTML during initial crawling phase. If content requires complex client-side JS rendering, indexing may be delayed or missed.

Yes! All HTML comments (<!-- comment -->) are publicly visible to anyone inspecting source code unless stripped out by a minifier during build step.

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