Why are HTML entities important?

Without encoding, characters like would be interpreted as HTML tags, breaking page layout or enabling XSS attacks.

What characters need encoding?

The five critical characters: (gt), & (amp), " (quot), and ' (apos). Plus accented characters and symbols.

Does it handle Unicode?

Yes. It can encode any Unicode character into its numeric HTML entity (&#xxxx;) format.

HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder

Convert special characters to their HTML entity equivalents and vice versa.

Result

Free HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Certain characters like <, >, &, and " have special meaning in HTML and must be escaped as entities (<, >, &, ") to display correctly on web pages. Our tool instantly converts between raw characters and HTML entities, preventing rendering issues and XSS security vulnerabilities.

Essential for web developers, content managers, and anyone who needs to safely embed user-generated content in HTML pages.

How to Use This Tool

Paste HTML with special characters or entity codes.
Click Encode or Decode.
Copy the safe output.

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