What is HTML Entities Encoder & Decoder Online?
HTML entity encoding prevents browsers from misinterpreting special characters as HTML markup. The five reserved characters are less-than (<), greater-than (>), ampersand (&), double-quote ("), and apostrophe ('). All other characters can be encoded as numeric references (© = copyright).
How to Use HTML Entities Encoder & Decoder Online
- Paste text with special characters to encode.
- Paste text with HTML entities to decode back to plain text.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must I encode HTML entities?
Always encode user-generated content before inserting into HTML to prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.