HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder
Represent HTML-sensitive characters safely or turn encoded entities back into readable Unicode text.
What is this tool?
HTML entities safely represent reserved characters such as ampersands, angle brackets and quotation marks. Decoding reverses recognized named or numeric entities.
How to use it
- Enter ordinary text or encoded entities.
- Select Encode or Decode.
- Review the plain-text output.
- Copy the result.
Example
< encodes to <, while © decodes to ©.
FAQ
Will my HTML run?
No. User input is never inserted into the displayed page as markup.
Does Unicode work?
Yes. UTF-8 text such as café, 日本語 and emoji is preserved.
Is this URL encoding?
No. HTML entities and percent-encoded URLs solve different escaping problems.