Why do we need HTML escaping?

Without escaping, browsers interpret characters like as HTML tags, which can break page layouts or create Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Encoders & Decoders100% Client-Side

Encode special characters into HTML entities (<, >, &) and decode entities back to plain text.

Raw Text58 chars

Result

What is HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder?

Safely escape characters like <, >, &, ", and ' into their corresponding HTML entity codes (<, >, &, ", ') to prevent XSS injection and display raw code safely in browsers.

Key Features

Live bidirectional Encode and Decode

Supports Named entities (©, €) and Numeric entities (<, <)

One-click copy and sample loading

Safe client-side execution

Common Use Cases

Displaying code snippets inside HTML documentation without breaking the DOM
Sanitizing user inputs for basic rendering
Decoding legacy HTML content feeds

Frequently Asked Questions

Without escaping, browsers interpret characters like < and > as HTML tags, which can break page layouts or create Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

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