diff --git a/examples/Components/Routes/Export/index.vue b/examples/Components/Routes/Export/index.vue
index 3a47159d..547718a9 100644
--- a/examples/Components/Routes/Export/index.vue
+++ b/examples/Components/Routes/Export/index.vue
@@ -171,10 +171,11 @@ export default {
 			this.html = getHTML()
 		},
 		clearContent() {
-			this.$refs.editor.clearContent()
+			this.$refs.editor.clearContent(true)
 			this.$refs.editor.focus()
 		},
 		setContent() {
+			// you can pass a json document
 			this.$refs.editor.setContent({
 				type: 'doc',
 				content: [{
@@ -186,7 +187,11 @@ export default {
 						},
 					],
 				}],
-			})
+			}, true)
+
+			// HTML string is also supported
+			// this.$refs.editor.setContent('<p>This is some inserted text. 👋</p>')
+
 			this.$refs.editor.focus()
 		},
 	},
diff --git a/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js b/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js
index 0cb0dcf2..da268c4c 100644
--- a/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js
+++ b/packages/tiptap/src/components/editor.js
@@ -255,10 +255,25 @@ export default {
 			})
 		},
 
+		getDocFromContent(content) {
+			if (typeof content === 'object') {
+				return this.schema.nodeFromJSON(content)
+			}
+
+			if (typeof content === 'string') {
+				const element = document.createElement('div')
+				element.innerHTML = content.trim()
+
+				return DOMParser.fromSchema(this.schema).parse(element)
+			}
+
+			return false
+		},
+
 		setContent(content = {}, emitUpdate = false) {
 			this.state = EditorState.create({
 				schema: this.state.schema,
-				doc: this.schema.nodeFromJSON(content),
+				doc: this.getDocFromContent(content),
 				plugins: this.state.plugins,
 			})