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🏷️ HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder
Encode special characters into HTML entities, or decode entities back to plain text.
About this HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder
HTML reserves characters like <, > and & — if you want them to appear as visible text on a web page you must write them as entities such as < and &. This tool encodes those characters (plus quotes and non-ASCII characters as numeric entities) and decodes entities back to normal text, which is essential when editing templates, writing documentation or showing code samples on a page.
How to use it
- Paste the text or HTML you want to convert.
- Click Encode to turn special characters into entities.
- Or click Decode to turn entities back into readable characters.
- Copy the result from the box below.
Example
Encoding the text 'Fish & Chips <3' gives 'Fish & Chips <3', which a browser displays exactly as typed instead of treating < as a tag.
Frequently asked questions
Why encode non-ASCII characters too?
Numeric entities like © for © render safely even in files saved with old or mismatched character encodings.
Does decoding handle named entities like ©?
Yes — decoding uses the browser's own HTML parser, so every standard named and numeric entity is understood.
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