About This Tool
Convert special characters (like <, >, &, quotes) to their HTML entity equivalents, or decode HTML entities back to readable text. Essential for safely displaying user content in HTML and preventing XSS vulnerabilities.
Free Tool
HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder
Encode special characters to HTML entities or decode HTML entities back to text. Prevent XSS and display special characters correctly.
Frequently Asked Questions
HTML entities are special codes that represent characters which have meaning in HTML. For example, < represents < and & represents &.
Encoding prevents browsers from interpreting special characters as HTML tags, which protects against XSS attacks and ensures content displays correctly.
At minimum, encode < (less than), > (greater than), & (ampersand), " (double quote), and ' (single quote) when inserting text into HTML.
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