HTML Entity Encode / Decode

Convert reserved HTML characters to entities and back.

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Encode reserved HTML characters (such as <, >, & and quotes) into safe HTML entities, or decode entities back to plain characters. It is useful for displaying code snippets on a web page or cleaning up pasted content. Everything runs in your browser.

How to use HTML Entity Encode / Decode

  1. 1

    Paste your text or HTML.

  2. 2

    Choose Encode or Decode.

  3. 3

    Copy the result.

Frequently asked questions

So special characters display as text instead of being interpreted as HTML tags.

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