How do I clear formatting of html copied text?

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Erase button does nothing, also
even if text is removed the formatting of empty line is retained (which cause anything to be typed there to have that formatting)

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See: Adding/Editing - Anki Manual

The main things the effectiveness of the formatting eraser depends on are –

  1. How is the formatting applied? – Click < > above the field to see the raw HTML.
  2. What options do you have selected in the formatting eraser? – Click the down arrow next to it to see what’s selected.
  3. What are you trying to remove? – Is it something the formatting eraser can remove?

The easiest way to remove formatting is not to paste it in the first place – Shift-paste will strip most formatting from the start.

The 2nd easiest way is to select and cut the text, and then Shift-paste it back into the field.

Yes, because of how HTML tags work, they can remain at either end of the line even when the text is removed. Usually a backspace in the field will erase that so you can paste again. But in a completely empty field, you might need to open the HTML view and delete the remaining tags.

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This is a limitation of the browser’s native document.execCommand('removeFormat') API - it only removes inline formatting (bold, italic, underline, font color, etc.) but does NOT remove block-level elements like headings (h1-h6) or lists (ol/ul).

I had to make a special command here https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1066987105 and here https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1758039001.