Developer tool

HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Paste text, choose a direction and convert HTML special characters instantly.

Runs in your browser. No upload.

Runs only in your browser.

About this tool

HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder made simple.

Useful for writing safe HTML snippets, debugging encoded text and checking entities without sending your content to a server.

Common questions

About html entity encoder & decoder.

Why encode HTML special characters?

Encoding represents characters such as <, > and & as HTML entities so they can be displayed as text in HTML.

Can I turn HTML entities back into text?

Yes. Choose Decode HTML, paste the entities and convert them back into readable characters.