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HTML Entity Encoder

Encode or decode HTML entities to prevent XSS and display issues

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What is HTML Entity Encoder?

Free online HTML entity encoder and decoder to escape special characters into their HTML entity equivalents or decode HTML entities back to readable text.

Encode HTML online to turn <, >, &, and quotes into <, >, &, and " so they display correctly instead of being parsed as markup. Switch to decode mode to unescape HTML entities and recover the original characters. HTML escaping is essential for preventing cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and for safely showing code snippets, accented characters, or user-generated content on a page. Everything runs in your browser, so your input never leaves your device. No signup required.

How to Use HTML Entity Encoder

1Choose 'Encode' to convert special characters to HTML entities, or 'Decode' for the reverse
2Paste your text or HTML-encoded content into the input field
3Click the Encode or Decode button to process
4Copy the result and use it in your web pages or code

Frequently Asked Questions

HTML entities are special codes used to represent characters that have meaning in HTML syntax. For example, < is represented as < and & is represented as &. Using entities ensures these characters display correctly instead of being interpreted as HTML code.

HTML encoding prevents cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by converting potentially dangerous characters into harmless entity codes. Without encoding, user input containing <script> tags could execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers.

The most critical characters to encode are: < (less than), > (greater than), & (ampersand), " (double quote), and ' (single quote/apostrophe). These characters have special meaning in HTML and can cause display issues or security vulnerabilities if not encoded.

Switch the tool to Decode mode and paste content that contains entities like <, &, or '. The tool unescapes every named and numeric entity and returns the original readable characters.

Encode the snippet first. Escaping the angle brackets turns tags like <script> into <script> so the browser shows the literal text instead of executing or rendering it. This is the standard way to show example HTML inside a page.

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What is HTML Entity Encoder?

Free online HTML entity encoder and decoder to escape special characters into their HTML entity equivalents or decode HTML entities back to readable text.

Frequently Asked Questions

Switch the tool to Decode mode and paste content that contains entities like <, &, or '. The tool unescapes every named and numeric entity and returns the original readable characters.