HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Encode special characters to HTML entities or decode them back to text

How to Encode/Decode HTML Entities

  1. Paste text or HTML entities into the input field
  2. Choose encode or decode mode
  3. Click convert to process special characters
  4. Copy the encoded or decoded output

HTML Entity Encoder Features

  • Common Entities: Converts <, >, &, ", ' automatically
  • Numeric Entities: Supports both decimal (&#60;) and hexadecimal (&#x3C;) formats
  • Bidirectional: Encode text to entities and decode entities to text
  • Special Character Handling: Properly encodes copyright, trademark, and Unicode symbols
  • Real-Time Processing: Instant conversion as you type
  • 100% Free: No limits on text length or usage

When to Use HTML Entities

HTML entities are named or numeric references for special characters that have meaning in HTML syntax. Characters like < and > must be encoded as &lt; and &gt; to prevent browsers from interpreting them as HTML tags.

Example: If you want to display <div> as text on a webpage, you must encode it as &lt;div&gt;. Without encoding, the browser would try to render an actual div element. Similarly, & becomes &amp;, " becomes &quot;, and non-breaking spaces use &nbsp;.

Use cases: Displaying code snippets on web pages, preventing XSS attacks by encoding user input, including special characters like © (copyright) and € (euro) in HTML, and safely rendering user-generated content that might contain HTML-like syntax.

Privacy & Security

All HTML entity encoding and decoding happens locally in your browser. Your text and HTML content never leave your device, are never uploaded to servers, and are never stored or logged.