HTML entity encoder and decoder
Convert HTML special characters to entities and back.
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We do not send your file or text contents to a processing server. No account is needed and there is no daily operation quota. Individual tools have size limits to protect your device’s memory.
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How we handle your data →How to use this tool
- Paste characters or entities to convert.
- Choose encoding or decoding and run one pass.
- Inspect the result as text; tags are not executed.
An example you can verify
Represent reserved characters as text inside an HTML example.
Example input
<b>&
Expected result
<b>&
The tool displays text rather than executing pasted tags. Decoding applies one pass.
Settings and limits
Encoding replaces &, <, > and quotation marks. Decoding accepts semicolon-terminated entities, including HTML names and decimal or hexadecimal Unicode codes. The result is always displayed as text.
Frequently asked questions
Does pasted HTML execute?
No. Content is not inserted as executable HTML. Unknown entities are preserved and decoding makes a single pass.