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XML Formatter & Validator

Format, validate, and minify XML documents

Settings

XML Input

Formatted Output

Features

  • Validation: Check XML syntax with detailed error messages
  • Formatting: Beautify XML with consistent indentation
  • Minification: Remove unnecessary whitespace
  • Error location: Shows exact line and column of errors
  • Preserves structure: Maintains comments and attributes
  • Real-time validation: Updates as you type

XML Rules

  • Well-formed: All tags must be properly closed
  • Case sensitive: <Tag>and <tag> are different
  • Single root: Must have one root element
  • Attributes: Must be quoted (single or double)
  • Special chars: Use entities like &lt; &gt; &amp;
  • Comments: <!-- comment --> format