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Batch convert TSV files to HTML tables
Select source TSV files -> Set HTML files -> Convert TSV files to HTML tables
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select From “Files” “TSV” To “Files” “Html”.
1. Select source TSV files.
And config the first source TSV file.
2. Config target HTML files.
3. Summary.
List source TSV files.
4. Convert TSV files to HTML tables.
After converting, you can view output HTML tables.
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See also:
TSV → HTML reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TSV | in HTML |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | <td>1234</td> |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | <td>9007199254740993</td> |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | <td>1234.56</td> |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | <td>1.234e+10</td> |
| Text | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column | <td>text</td> |
| Long text | unquoted; newlines break the row | <td>multi-line text</td> (entities for & <) |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | <td>2026-09-18</td> |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | <td>2026-09-18 14:30:00</td> |
| Binary | not representable | not representable in a cell |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE | <td>true</td> |
| JSON | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) | <td>{"a":1}</td> (quotes escaped) |
Dialect differences
Both TSV and HTML are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in TSV | in HTML |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it | Attribute values in quotes; entities for reserved characters |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | Whatever text was rendered |
| binary | Not supported - must be encoded | data: URIs inside src attributes |
| separator | Tab | Tags, not delimiters |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | Declared in a meta charset tag or the HTTP header |
| typing | None - every field is text | None |
| shape | Flat table, optional header row | Free form; tables are row/column structures inside markup |
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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).
