HTML Encoder / Decoder

Encode a string to HTML entities — or decode entities back to text.

Introduction

Use this HTML encoder / decoder to encode a string to HTML entities (or decode entities back). Handy when you need < > & escaping for markup, plus optional hex and binary views.

Features

Encode a string to HTML entities
Decode HTML entities to plain text
Hex encode/decode
Binary encode/decode
Live conversion with copy

How to use

1
Choose HTML entities (default), hex, or binary.
2
Pick Encode or Decode, paste your string, and copy the output.

Example

Entity encode

Input

<Hello>

Output

&lt;Hello&gt;

Benefits

Use HTML Encoder without installing a desktop app or browser extension.
Works well alongside Strip HTML and URL Encoder for adjacent steps in the same workflow.
Results stay in this browser tab until you copy or download them.

FAQs

What characters get encoded as HTML entities?

& < > " and ' become & < > " and ' respectively.

Is Unicode supported?

Yes - hex/binary modes use UTF-8 bytes.

Is text uploaded?

No.

What tools work well with HTML Encoder?

Pair HTML Encoder with Strip HTML, URL Encoder, Base64. See Related tools on this page.

HTML entities guide for developers: when to escape `<`, `>`, and `&`, how entities prevent XSS in text nodes, and how to encode or decode snippets locally.