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HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder Online

Escape special symbols and markup characters into safe HTML entities or decode existing entities into readable text in real-time.

HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder Online

Escape special symbols (<, >, &, ", ©) into HTML entities or decode entities to plain text.

Entity Format:
Escaped HTML Entities Output185 characters
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How to Use HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder Online (Step-by-Step Guide)

No software installation required. Complete your task in 3 easy steps directly in your browser.

1

Select Encode or Decode

Choose whether to convert text to HTML entities or entities back to text.

2

Choose Entity Format

Select named (&copy;), decimal (&#169;), or hexadecimal (&#xA9;) encoding.

3

Copy Escaped Result

1-click copy clean HTML-safe output.

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Encoding prevents HTML injection bugs and ensures symbols like <, >, and & are displayed properly instead of being parsed as markup tags.