HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder

Convert special characters like <, >, & and quotes to safe HTML entities, or decode entities back to plain text. Essential for embedding code in HTML and debugging encoding issues.

100% free No uploads Runs in your browser No signup

HTML entities

Plain input

Encoded result

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Encoding converts the five HTML-significant characters into safe entities, so code snippets can be embedded in HTML without breaking markup. Decoding handles all named and numeric entities.

How to use the HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder

1
Open the tool above — it is already running, no install or account needed.
2
Enter your input and adjust the options to match what you need.
3
Copy or download the result — everything was processed locally in your browser.

Private by design

This tool runs 100% inside your own browser using local JavaScript — your input never touches a server. That makes it instant, offline-capable in many cases, and private even for sensitive data.

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