HTML Entity Converter
Encode special characters to HTML entities or decode HTML entities back to regular text. Essential for web development and content publishing.
About HTML Entity Converter
HTML entities are special codes used to represent characters that have special meaning in HTML or characters that cannot be easily typed on a keyboard.
When to Encode
Use encoding when you need to display special characters in HTML without them being interpreted as code:
- < and > - These define HTML tags, so showing them requires encoding
- & - This starts an entity, so it must be encoded
- Quotes - Required when placing text in HTML attributes
- Non-ASCII characters - For maximum compatibility
When to Decode
Use decoding when you need to convert HTML entities back to their original characters:
- Processing HTML content for display in other formats
- Extracting text from HTML for analysis
- Converting copied code snippets back to readable text
Common HTML Entities
The most frequently used HTML entities include < (<), > (>), & (&), " ("), and (non-breaking space).