HTML Entity Encode/Decode
Convert between plain text and HTML entities (< > & etc.) in real time. Encode turns special characters into entities; decode restores them. Input and output use text fields with file load and copy support.
HTML Entity Input
HTML Entity Output
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How to use
About this tool
Converts between plain text and HTML entities (< > & etc.) in real time.
How to use
Choose Encode or Decode, enter text or load a file; the output updates in real time. Use the copy button to copy the result.
Options
■ Convertible named entities
| Entity | Character |
|---|---|
| < | < |
| > | > |
| & | & |
| " | " |
| ' | ' |
| © | © |
| ® | ® |
| ™ | ™ |
| | (NBSP) |
| — | — |
| – | – |
| … | … |
| • | • |
| → | → |
| ← | ← |
| ↑ | ↑ |
| ↓ | ↓ |
| € | € |
| £ | £ |
| ¥ | ¥ |
| ¢ | ¢ |
| ° | ° |
| ± | ± |
| × | × |
| ÷ | ÷ |
| ½ | ½ |
| ¼ | ¼ |
| ¾ | ¾ |
| ⅛ | ⅛ |
| ⅜ | ⅜ |
| ⅝ | ⅝ |
| ⅞ | ⅞ |
| « | « |
| » | » |
| ‹ | ‹ |
| › | › |
| † | † |
| ‡ | ‡ |
| ‰ | ‰ |
| ∞ | ∞ |
| ∑ | ∑ |
| ∏ | ∏ |
| √ | √ |
| ≠ | ≠ |
| ≤ | ≤ |
| ≥ | ≥ |
| · | · |
| ♠ | ♠ |
| ♣ | ♣ |
| ♥ | ♥ |
| ♦ | ♦ |
| α | α |
| β | β |
| γ | γ |
| δ | δ |
| ε | ε |
| θ | θ |
| λ | λ |
| μ | μ |
| π | π |
| σ | σ |
| ω | ω |
| Α | Α |
| Β | Β |
| Γ | Γ |
| Δ | Δ |
| Θ | Θ |
| Λ | Λ |
| Π | Π |
| Σ | Σ |
| Ω | Ω |
Numeric references (&#decimal; &#xhex;) are also decoded.
Use cases
• Escaping HTML for safe display or embedding • Restoring entity notation to plain characters for editing • Handling special characters in logs or messages