What are HTML entities and why do I need to encode them?

HTML entities are special codes used to display reserved characters like , and & in HTML without breaking the markup. For example, < must be encoded as < when used in visible text content.

How do I encode HTML special characters online?

Paste your text into the HTML Encoder at editpdf.co.in/tools/html-encoder and click 'Encode'. All HTML special characters like , &, and quotes are converted to their entity equivalents.

Can this tool decode HTML entities back to plain text?

Yes. Switch to 'Decode' mode, paste the HTML entity-encoded text, and the tool converts all entities (both named like & and numeric like &) back to readable characters.

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HTML Encoder/Decoder

Encode text to HTML entities to safely embed in HTML pages, or decode HTML entities back to readable text. Handles all named and numeric entities.

Input

Result

Common HTML Entities

& → &

< → <

> → >

" → "

' → '

HTML Encoder/Decoder

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