HTML Entity Encoder
Escape text for safe use in HTML, or decode named (&) and numeric (©) entities back to characters.
Runs locally · nothing uploaded
How to use the HTML Entity Encoder
- 1
Choose Escape or Unescape.
- 2
Paste text or HTML. When escaping, optionally convert every non-ASCII character to a numeric entity.
- 3
Copy the result.
What happens to your data
Conversion happens in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
Which characters are escaped?
The five HTML-significant characters: & < > " and '. Optionally, every character outside ASCII becomes a numeric entity such as é.
Which entities can it decode?
Numeric entities (decimal and hex) and common named entities such as &, © and .