Does this render the HTML or execute script tags?
No. The tool performs purely textual string replacements and never evaluates or executes markup.
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Encode and decode HTML entities safely.
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HTML Entities Developer Guide
100% Client-Side & PrivateInspect or transform characters such as ampersands, angle brackets, and quotes when debugging HTML or escaped content.
Key capabilities
- Encodes reserved HTML characters (&, <, >, ", ') into safe HTML entities
- Decodes named and numeric HTML entities back into plain characters
- Supports common HTML5 named entities as well as decimal and hexadecimal codes
- Prevents XSS vulnerabilities when inserting untrusted text into HTML templates
Common use cases
- Escaping user-generated content or code snippets before rendering in HTML documentation
- Decoding garbled API strings containing entities like &, ", or '
- Sanitizing text for inclusion in XML feeds, RSS feeds, or SVG markup
How to use HTML Entities
- Choose Encode or Decode mode depending on your task
- Enter your markup or plain text into the editor
- Copy the safe escaped entity output instantly