HTML Entities Encoder / Decoder

Convert special characters to HTML entities (& <) and back to safely embed text in web pages.

About the HTML Entities Encoder / Decoder

HTML Entities Encoder / Decoder is a free tool in the Dev, Security & Speed Test section that runs entirely in your browser, so nothing is uploaded to a server. People often search for it as "html entities encoder", "html escape", "html decode". Once you have your result, continue with URL Encoder & Decoder, Base64 Text Encoder & Decoder and HTML Minifier & Cleaner, or browse all Dev, Security & Speed Test tools (22).

How to use HTML Entities Encoder / Decoder:

1Paste text or HTML.
2Copy the encoded or decoded output.
3Enable non-ASCII encoding when needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which tools complement the HTML Entities Encoder / Decoder?

URL Encoder & Decoder: Percent-encode special characters in URLs or decode percent-encoded strings back to plain text. — Base64 Text Encoder & Decoder: Encode UTF-8 text into standard Base64 string and decode Base64 back to text with Arabic… — HTML Minifier & Cleaner: Compress and minify HTML source code, removing comments and whitespace to boost page speed.

Where can I find more Dev, Security & Speed Test tools?

The Dev, Security & Speed Test section has 22 free tools, including JSON Formatter & Validator, Strong Password Generator and UUID / GUID v4 Generator.

When do I need HTML encoding?

When showing text containing < > or & inside a page, to avoid breaking markup and XSS.

Is decoding safe?

It happens inside a textarea which never executes scripts.

Why Snpati Tools?

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