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.