What is the difference between named and numeric entities?

Named entities are human-readable (e.g. ©) but not all characters have names. Numeric entities (© or ©) support all valid Unicode code points.

HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Q: Which characters must be escaped in HTML?

The five essential characters are '&' (&), ' ' (>), '"' ("), and ''' (').

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Encode special characters into HTML entities and decode HTML entities to plain text.

Format:

Raw HTML / Text

Source

UTF-8•100% Local Sandbox

5 lines • 201 Bytes • 194 chars

Escaped HTML Entities

named

UTF-8•100% Local Sandbox

1 line • 0 Bytes • 0 chars

About HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

An HTML entity is a piece of text that begins with an ampersand (&) and ends with a semicolon (;). Entities are used to display reserved characters (which would otherwise be interpreted as HTML markup) and invisible characters or symbols not found on standard keyboards.

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Key Capabilities & Features

Named entities, decimal numeric entities, and hex entity options

High-speed DOM-based unescaping and escaping

XSS-safe text escape mode for embedding user input into web templates

Detailed symbol conversion reference

How to use this HTML entity encoder

Select Action

Choose 'Encode (Escape)' to convert characters to entities, or 'Decode (Unescape)' to restore text.

Choose Entity Style

Pick between Named entities (&, <), Decimal numbers (&), or Hexadecimal (&).

Enter Content

Paste HTML snippets or raw text containing special symbols.

Copy Safe Output

Copy the sanitized or decoded string.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The five essential characters are '&' (&), '<' (<), '>' (>), '"' ("), and ''' (').