=head2 SNIPPET You've just gotten a link with C<_TEXT> but you don't want the HTML crap that comes with the text. While C won't get rid of it for you, it's easier than easy with C use HTML::TokeParser::Simple; my $Link = { '_TEXT' => ' I am a LINK!!! '}; warn StripHTML( \$Link->{_TEXT} ); warn StripHTML( \'Turn on your love light BABY!' ); sub StripHTML { my $HtmlRef = shift; my $tp = new HTML::TokeParser::Simple( $HtmlRef ); my $t = $tp->get_token(); # MUST BE A START TAG (@TAGS_IN_NEED) # otherwise it ain't come from LinkExtractor if($t->is_start_tag) { return $tp->get_trimmed_text( '/'.$t->return_tag ); } else { die " IMPOSSIBLE!!!! "; } } =head1 AUTHOR