Online HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Escape HTML special characters to prevent XSS injection, or decode HTML entities back into clean readable text.

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About this tool

About the HTML Encode / Decode

Escape and unescape HTML special characters online. Converts &, <, >, ", and ' to standard HTML entities and decodes entities back.

HTML Special Characters Escape

Safely encodes &, <, >, ", and ' to &amp;, &lt;, &gt;, &quot;, and &#39;.

Named & Numeric Entities

Decodes both named HTML entities (like &copy;, &trade;) and numeric entities (&#169;).

Prevents XSS in Web Templates

Quickly prepare user-supplied content for safe insertion into HTML strings.

Instant Toggle

Switch between Encode (escape) and Decode (unescape) modes with a single click.

FAQ

Common questions

Why do I need to HTML encode characters?

Characters like < and > indicate HTML tags to web browsers. If user input contains these characters without escaping, it can break page layout or cause Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Which characters are considered HTML special characters?

The five core special characters are & (ampersand), < (less than), > (greater than), " (double quote), and ' (single quote).

Does HTML decode support copyright and symbols?

Yes! It handles all standard HTML character entity references such as &copy;, &reg;, &euro;, and &hearts;.

Is this conversion completely private?

Yes, all entity transformations are processed locally in your browser.