HTML Entities Encoder / Decoder
Encode & decode HTML special characters
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To encode: paste HTML or text containing special characters and click Encode.
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To decode: paste HTML with entities (like & or <) and click Decode.
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Copy the output to use in your HTML or template.
About HTML Entities Encoder / Decoder
Encode and decode HTML entities online. Convert special characters to HTML entities and back. Free online tool.
Best Use Cases
- •Encoding special characters for safe display in HTML pages
- •Decoding HTML entities in scraped web content to get plain text
- •Preparing user-generated content for safe HTML rendering
- •Converting special characters in XML or HTML data feeds
- •Encoding characters like < and > to prevent XSS in web applications
Examples
HTML safety
Encode <script>alert('hi')</script> to safely display it as text on a web page without executing.
Decode content
Paste HTML with entities like &amp; and &lt;. Decode to see the actual characters & and <.
Copy prep
Encode curly quotes, em dashes, and other special characters for clean HTML output.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- !Double-encoding entities so & becomes &amp;amp; in the output
- !Only encoding angle brackets while missing ampersands and quotes
- !Forgetting to encode content inside HTML attribute values, not just text nodes
Limitations
- –Only handles standard HTML named and numeric entities
- –Cannot encode or decode non-HTML character sets or custom entities
- –Does not detect or prevent XSS; only encodes individual characters
Frequently Asked Questions
Why encode HTML entities?
To prevent XSS attacks and ensure special characters like <, >, & display correctly in HTML without being interpreted as markup.