Encode & convert

HTML entity encoder and decoder

Escape HTML special characters and decode named or numeric entities. Inspect angle brackets, quotes and double escaping as plain text.

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How to use

Encode HTML as literal text. Decoded output is always displayed as text, never executed as HTML or script.

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Step by step

Enter literal HTML or text containing entities.
Choose Encode to escape special characters, or Decode to recover text.
Review the result for its intended context; output is not executed as HTML.

Example: displaying HTML source

<b>Hello & world</b>

Encoding produces <b>Hello & world</b>, for displaying literal tags in a normal HTML text context.

Frequently asked questions

Does this replace an HTML sanitizer?

No. Entity escaping and sanitizing allowed tags are different operations. Safe handling depends on the context: HTML text, attributes, URLs or scripts.

Why does &lt; become only <?

One decode processes one layer. Determine the source and intended number of layers before repeating it; do not insert repeatedly decoded output as trusted HTML.

Will input images or scripts load?

No. Results are displayed as text. Decoding handles entity-shaped fragments rather than mounting the complete input as a page.