OLAS/public/PHPWord-0.12.1/samples/Sample_26_Html.php

<?php
include_once 'Sample_Header.php';

// New Word Document
echo date('H:i:s') , ' Create new PhpWord object' , EOL;
$phpWord = new \PhpOffice\PhpWord\PhpWord();

$section = $phpWord->addSection();
$html = '<h1>Adding element via HTML</h1>';
$html .= '<p>Some well formed HTML snippet needs to be used</p>';
$html .= '<p>With for example <strong>some<sup>1</sup> <em>inline</em> formatting</strong><sub>1</sub></p>';
$html .= '<p>Unordered (bulleted) list:</p>';
$html .= '<ul><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li><ul><li>Item 2.1</li><li>Item 2.1</li></ul></ul>';
$html .= '<p>Ordered (numbered) list:</p>';
$html .= '<ol><li>Item 1</li><li>Item 2</li></ol>';

\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\Html::addHtml($section, $html);

// Save file
echo write($phpWord, basename(__FILE__, '.php'), $writers);
if (!CLI) {
    include_once 'Sample_Footer.php';
}