HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Encode special characters to HTML entities or decode them back. Supports named and numeric entities. 🔤 Free

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Common HTML Entities Reference

Char	Named	Numeric	Description

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What are HTML entities?

HTML entities are special codes used to represent characters that have special meaning in HTML, or characters that aren't easily typed. For example, < represents < (less-than sign) and & represents & (ampersand). They prevent browsers from misinterpreting your content as HTML tags.

Named vs numeric entities — what's the difference?

Named entities use descriptive names like & (ampersand) or © (copyright). Numeric entities use the character's Unicode code point, either decimal (&) or hex (&). Named entities are more readable; numeric entities work for any Unicode character even if no named entity exists.

When do I need to encode HTML entities?

You need entities when inserting user-generated content into HTML (to prevent XSS attacks), when displaying code snippets, when embedding special symbols like copyright © or trademark ™, and when your text contains characters like <, >, or & that browsers would interpret as HTML.

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