HTML Encode & Decode
Encode special characters to HTML entities or decode HTML entities back to readable text. Essential for web development and content display.
How to Use
- Enter text or HTML entities
- Click Encode or Decode
- View converted result
- Copy for use in HTML
About This Tool
HTML encoding converts special characters to their HTML entity equivalents. Characters like <, >, &, and " have special meaning in HTML, so they must be encoded to display correctly as text.
The tool converts < to <, > to >, & to &, and " to ". This prevents browsers from interpreting these as HTML tags or attributes, ensuring they display as intended.
HTML decoding reverses this process, converting entities back to their original characters. This is useful when extracting text from HTML or debugging display issues where entities appear instead of characters.
Beyond basic characters, the tool handles extended entities like (non-breaking space), © (©), and numeric entities like — (em dash). Both named and numeric entity formats are supported.