Escape or unescape HTML special characters like &, <, >, " and '.
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The HTML Entities Encoder/Decoder encodes and decodes text in both directions, so a single tool covers whatever direction your workflow needs. Everything happens in your browser via JavaScript — nothing is uploaded — and the tool supports large inputs and file uploads where relevant. Use it for API debugging, data pipelines, security research, or moving data between systems that speak different formats.
Load the page — HTML Entities Encoder/Decoder is ready to use immediately, no login and no configuration required.
Enter, paste, or upload the data that HTML Entities Encoder/Decoder needs — the input area at the top guides you with a placeholder example.
Trigger the action; the result appears in the output panel within a second or two.
Use the copy or download button to grab the output for your workflow — nothing is stored on our servers.
HTML Entities Encoder/Decoder is built for people who want a fast, honest answer without wading through ads, sign-up walls, or feature bloat. Load the page, use the tool, get on with your day. Toolzer's design philosophy is simple: privacy-first (no tracking, no accounts), performance-first (the page is interactive in under a second on a 3G connection), and honesty-first (no fake ratings, no dark patterns, no upsells). HTML Entities Encoder/Decoder follows the same rules as every other utility on the site. You can bookmark this page, share the URL with a colleague, or pin it to your browser's toolbar — the experience will be identical every visit, and it will keep working even if you're on airplane Wi-Fi. Real people use this tool for real work — freelancers cleaning up client deliverables, sysadmins triaging tickets, students finishing assignments — and it is tuned for those workflows, not for demo videos.
Yes. Switch direction with a single toggle; the same input field is reused so you can round-trip data quickly.
UTF-8 by default, which is the correct choice for modern web APIs. Legacy encodings can be selected where the standard defines them.
Yes, where the format supports it. Drag and drop a file or use the upload button.
No. Encoding and decoding are 100% client-side.
Yes — completely free, no signup.
No. Every utility on Toolzer is free, anonymous, and works in any modern browser without registration.
Yes. Whenever the tool can produce an answer entirely in the browser, the data never leaves your device.
Yes. The interface is fully responsive and works on iOS Safari, Android Chrome, and every modern mobile browser.
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