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HTML Encoder & Decoder

Convert special characters to HTML entities (<, &, etc.) or decode HTML entities back to readable text. Browser-only, no signup.

HTML Encode/Decode

Convert HTML entities

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How to use this tool

1. Enter your input. Use the form above — all processing happens in your browser, no data is sent to any server.

2. View the result. The output appears instantly below the input. Copy any value with one click.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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HTML entities are special sequences like '&lt;' for '<', '&amp;' for '&', or '&copy;' for '©' that you use in HTML to display characters that would otherwise be interpreted as HTML markup. Without entity encoding, a literal '<' in your content would be parsed as the start of an HTML tag.

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', encoding it to '<script>...' makes it display as text instead of executing as code."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What's the difference between HTML encoding and URL encoding?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"HTML encoding replaces '<', '>', '&', '\"', and other HTML-special characters with entities like '<'. URL encoding (percent encoding) replaces unsafe URL characters with '%XX' sequences. They serve different purposes — use HTML encoding for content displayed in HTML, URL encoding for values in URLs."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I decode HTML entities back to text?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes — paste any HTML-encoded string into the decoder above and the readable text appears. This is useful when scraping content from HTML pages or processing data exported from a CMS that's been double-encoded."}}]}]}