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HTML Entity Encoder

Encode special HTML characters (&, <, >, ", ') into their HTML entity equivalents for safe HTML output, or decode HTML entities back to readable text. Essential for preventing XSS attacks and safely rendering user-generated content. No signup.

Updated June 2026

  1. 1Paste your text or HTML
  2. 2Encode or decode
  3. 3Copy the result

How to use HTML Entity Encoder

  1. 1

    Paste your text or HTML

    Drop the content you want to encode or decode into the input box.

  2. 2

    Encode or decode

    Choose encode to escape special characters into HTML entities, or decode to convert entities back to readable text.

  3. 3

    Copy the result

    Grab the converted output with one click.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about html entity encoder.

HTML characters like <, >, &, and " have special meaning in HTML markup. If you insert user-generated text directly into HTML without encoding, an attacker can inject HTML tags or scripts (XSS attacks). Encoding converts < to &lt; so the browser displays it as text, not interprets it as a tag.

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