Encode text to HTML entities, or decode HTML entities back to text. Runs entirely in your browser.
Encoding escapes the characters that are meaningful in HTML (& < > " ') as named entities, so text can be safely embedded in a page without being interpreted as markup. Decoding uses the browser's own HTML parser, so it correctly handles the full range of named and numeric entities (e.g. &, é).
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HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder converts special characters into named or numeric HTML entities and decodes entities back to plain text.
Input: <script>alert("test")</script> Encoded Output: <script>alert("test")</script>
Named entities use readable names (like ©), while numeric entities use character codes (like ©). Both render identically in web browsers.
Yes. Special characters like ", ', and & decode accurately.