diff --git a/lua/splitjoin/languages/html/functions.lua b/lua/splitjoin/languages/html/functions.lua
index 35a0610..95d2990 100644
--- a/lua/splitjoin/languages/html/functions.lua
+++ b/lua/splitjoin/languages/html/functions.lua
@@ -12,17 +12,46 @@ local function get_element(node)
   return element
 end
 
+local function join_attrs(parent, options)
+  local append, get = String.append('')
+
+  append('<')
+
+  for child in parent:iter_children() do
+    local type = child:type()
+    if type == 'tag_name' then
+      append(Node.get_text(child))
+    elseif type == 'attribute' then
+      append(' ', vim.trim(Node.get_text(child)))
+    end
+  end
+
+  append('>')
+
+  Node.replace(parent, get())
+end
+
+local function is_lengthy(str)
+  return str:len() > 0
+end
+
+local function trace(tag)
+  return function(x)
+    vim.notify(tag.. ':'..vim.inspect(x))
+    return x
+  end
+end
+
 ---@param node TSNode
 local function split_attrs(node, options)
-  local element = node:parent()
-  if element then
-    local original_text = Node.get_text(element)
-    local base_indent = Node.get_base_indent(element)
+  local open_tag = node:parent()
+  if open_tag then
+    local base_indent = Node.get_base_indent(open_tag)
     local indent = base_indent .. (options.default_indent or '  ')
     if options.aligned then
-      indent = base_indent .. vim.split(Node.get_text(element), '%s')[1]:gsub('.', ' ') .. ' '
+      indent = base_indent .. vim.split(Node.get_text(open_tag), '%s')[1]:gsub('.', ' ') .. ' '
     end
-    for child in element:iter_children() do
+    for child in open_tag:iter_children() do
       if child:type() == 'attribute' then
         local attr = child
         local first_attr_child = attr:parent():child(2)
@@ -30,14 +59,27 @@ local function split_attrs(node, options)
         if first_attr_child ~= child then
           prefix = '\n'..indent
         end
+
         local new_text = prefix..Node.get_text(attr)
         -- TODO: this fails when successfully splitting, then moving the cursor to a separate parent
         pcall(Node.replace, attr, new_text)
       end
     end
-    for child in element:iter_children() do
-      pcall(Node.trim_line_end,child)
+
+    local function trim_end(s)
+      return select(1, s:gsub('%s*$', '')) or ''
+    end
+
+    local function trim_one_start_indent(s)
+      return select(1, s:gsub('^'..base_indent, '')) or ''
     end
+
+    Node.replace(open_tag, vim.iter(vim.split(Node.get_text(open_tag), '\n'))
+      :map(trim_end)
+      :filter(is_lengthy)
+      :map(trim_one_start_indent)
+      :join('\n'))
+
     Node.goto_node(node, 'start', 1)
     vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'html'):invalidate(true)
     vim.treesitter.get_parser(0, 'html'):invalidate(true)
@@ -60,25 +102,6 @@ local function split_children(node, options)
   Node.goto_node(node, 'start', -1)
 end
 
-local function join_attrs(parent, options)
-  local append, get = String.append('')
-
-  append('<')
-
-  for child in parent:iter_children() do
-    local type = child:type()
-    if type == 'tag_name' then
-      append(Node.get_text(child))
-    elseif type == 'attribute' then
-      append(' ', vim.trim(Node.get_text(child)))
-    end
-  end
-
-  append('>')
-
-  Node.replace(parent, get())
-end
-
 local function join_children(node, options)
   local element = get_element(node)
   local append, get = String.append('')