HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder
Encode special characters as HTML entities or decode entity strings back to plain text.
All encoding/decoding runs in your browser — no data is sent to any server.
HTML Entity Encoder converts unsafe HTML characters like <, >, &, and quotes into their safe entity equivalents. The decoder does the reverse, restoring entity sequences back to readable characters.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which characters are encoded? +
The encoder replaces &, <, >, double quotes, and single quotes with their named HTML entity equivalents (&, <, >, ", ').
How does decoding work? +
Decoding leverages the browser's own HTML parser via a temporary textarea element, which means every named and numeric entity is decoded correctly by the engine that renders your web pages.
When should I encode HTML entities? +
Encoding is essential when embedding user-supplied content in HTML to prevent XSS attacks, or when displaying code samples inside HTML documents where angle brackets would otherwise be interpreted as tags.
How to Use
- 1
Search for a symbol
Type a character name, symbol, or description (e.g. "copyright", "arrow", or "euro") in the search box.
- 2
Find your entity
Browse the filtered results showing the symbol preview, HTML entity name, and numeric code.
- 3
Copy the entity code
Click any entry to copy the entity code (e.g. © or ©) directly to your clipboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Special codes that represent characters in HTML. & = &, < = <, > = >, = non-breaking space, © = ©.