diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+node_modules/
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
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+{
+  "name": "html-to-formatted-text",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "lockfileVersion": 1,
+  "requires": true,
+  "dependencies": {
+    "striptags": {
+      "version": "3.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/striptags/-/striptags-3.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-yMPn/db7S7OjKjt1LltePjgJPr0="
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "html-to-formatted-text",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "description": "Convert hml to formatted text",
+  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/lukeaus/html-to-formatted-text.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "html",
+    "formatted",
+    "text"
+  ],
+  "author": "Luke Scott <luke.m.scott@gmail.com> (http://lukescott.co/)",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/lukeaus/html-to-formatted-text/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/lukeaus/html-to-formatted-text#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "striptags": "3.1.1"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
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+const striptags = require("striptags");
+
+const TAGS_TO_BREAK_ON = [
+    "p",
+    "div",
+    "br",
+    "hr",
+    "title",
+    "h1",
+    "h2",
+    "h3",
+    "h4",
+    "h5",
+    "h6",
+    "ol",
+    "ul",
+    "li"
+];
+
+module.exports = (text = "") =>
+    [text]
+        .map(val => striptags(val, TAGS_TO_BREAK_ON))
+        .map(val => striptags(val, [], "\n"))
+        .map(val => striptags(val, ["&nbsp;"], " "))
+        .map(val => val.replace(/\&nbsp\;/g, ""))
+        .map(val => val.replace(/\n\n/g, "\n"))
+        .map(val => val.replace(/\n$/, ""))[0];