HTML Encoder/Decoder Tool
Encode text to HTML entities or decode HTML entities back to plain text instantly. Essential for web development, security, and data handling.
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About Our HTML Encoder/Decoder Tool
Our free online HTML encoder/decoder is an essential tool for web developers, content creators, and anyone working with HTML content. It helps convert special characters to their HTML entity equivalents for proper display in web browsers, and vice versa for reading encoded content.
Key Features
- HTML Encoding - Convert special characters to HTML entities
- HTML Decoding - Convert HTML entities back to readable text
- Security Enhancement - Prevent XSS attacks by encoding user input
- Character Preservation - Maintain text integrity during conversion
- Instant Processing - Real-time encoding and decoding
Commonly Encoded Characters
<becomes<>becomes>&becomes&"becomes"'becomes'
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do I need to encode HTML characters?
HTML encoding is necessary to display special characters correctly in web browsers and to prevent security vulnerabilities like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. It ensures that characters like <, >, and & are treated as text rather than HTML code.
What's the difference between encoding and escaping?
HTML encoding converts characters to their entity equivalents, while escaping typically refers to adding backslashes to special characters. Encoding is more comprehensive and standard for HTML content.
Can I encode entire HTML documents with this tool?
Yes, you can encode entire HTML documents, but note that it will encode all special characters including the actual HTML tags. For most use cases, you only need to encode user-generated content, not the entire document structure.
Is HTML encoding the same as URL encoding?
No, HTML encoding and URL encoding serve different purposes. HTML encoding converts characters to entities for HTML display, while URL encoding converts characters for use in URLs (using percent-encoding).