HTML Encoder/Decoder

Use this tool to encode or decode text for HTML with just a click: perfect for developers, bloggers, and anyone managing web content.

HTML Encoder/Decoder

Enter your text and choose whether to encode or decode.

How to Use This Tool

Switching between encoded and decoded text is quick and easy:

  1. Step 1 – Input Your Text: Paste any text or HTML code into the "Enter your text here..." box. This can include tags, code snippets, or plain text with special characters.
  2. Step 2 – Choose Direction: Use the "Direction" dropdown to select either:
    • Encode to HTML: Converts symbols into safe HTML entities.
    • Decode from HTML: Converts entities back into their original characters.
  3. Step 3 – Convert: Click the Convert button. The result appears below instantly.
  4. Step 4 – Copy & Use: Select and copy the encoded or decoded output, then paste it into your web content, code editor, or CMS.

Pro Tips

  • Check for characters like ampersands (&), angle brackets (< >), and quotes, they're the most common to encode.
  • Use encoding when embedding user input within HTML to prevent rendering issues or security risks.
  • Decode output before saving in a CMS if it was previously encoded, to clean up the content.

HTML encoding escapes only the handful of characters that would otherwise be read as markup, which is a narrower job than re-encoding the whole string: for that the base64 encoder is the tool, and both belong to the site's encoding tools.

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