HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Convert special characters to HTML entities and back. Named references such as ©, decimal and hexadecimal references are all supported, with local processing. 100% Local

How to Use the HTML Entity Converter

Choose Encode or Decode and press Convert. Encoding escapes the special characters, and optionally all non-ASCII characters too.

Reference support

• Named entities such as &, © and —.
• Decimal (©) and hexadecimal (©) references.
• Unknown entities are left exactly as written.

Features

• Encode special characters, or all non-ASCII too
• Decode named, decimal and hex entities
• Unknown entities preserved unchanged
• All processing runs locally in your browser. Your input is not uploaded to any server.
• Converted output is a tool result — check it in the browser before publishing.

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