HTML Encoder/Decoder

Convert special characters to HTML entities and decode HTML entities back to readable text for web development and data processing.

Input Text

Enter text to encode or decode

0 chars | 1 lines | 0 entities

Output Text

Encoded result

0 chars | 1 lines | 0 entities

Common HTML Entities

Quick reference for frequently used HTML character entities

&
&
Ampersand
<
&lt;
Less than
>
&gt;
Greater than
"
&quot;
Quotation mark
'
&#x27;
Apostrophe
&nbsp;
Non-breaking space
©
&copy;
Copyright
®
&reg;
Registered trademark
™
&trade;
Trademark
€
&euro;
Euro sign
£
&pound;
Pound sign
¥
&yen;
Yen sign

HTML Encoding

  • • Converts special characters to HTML entities
  • • Prevents HTML injection and XSS attacks
  • • Ensures proper display of special characters
  • • Required for safe HTML content insertion
  • • Supports Unicode and ASCII characters
  • • Essential for web security and compatibility

Use Cases

  • • Web development and HTML templating
  • • Database content sanitization
  • • Email template preparation
  • • XML and RSS feed generation
  • • User-generated content processing
  • • API response formatting and validation

Professional HTML Entity Management and Web Security

HTML encoding and decoding tools are fundamental for web security, content management, and cross-browser compatibility. Professional HTML entity converters enable developers to safely process user-generated content, prevent XSS vulnerabilities, and ensure proper character display across different platforms and encoding systems for robust web applications.

Security Applications:

  • Cross-site scripting (XSS) prevention through proper character escaping
  • User-generated content sanitization for forums and comment systems
  • Database content protection against HTML injection attacks
  • Email template security and proper character encoding
  • API response formatting with safe character representation
  • Content management system security through entity conversion

Professional Features:

  • Comprehensive HTML entity conversion including Unicode support
  • Bidirectional encoding and decoding with validation
  • Real-time character statistics and entity counting
  • Quick reference guide for common HTML entities
  • Batch processing capabilities for large content volumes
  • Copy-to-clipboard functionality for seamless development workflow

This tool provides enterprise-grade HTML processing with professional accuracy for web developers, security engineers, and content managers requiring reliable character encoding and decoding for secure web application development.