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HTML entity converter

Encode and decode HTML entities like & < > ". Safe for emails, blog posts, and code snippets.

Frequently asked questions

When should I encode HTML entities?

Encode user input before inserting it into HTML to prevent cross-site scripting. Also useful for showing code samples inside blog posts.

What characters get encoded?

The five reserved characters are encoded by default: ampersand, less than, greater than, double quote, and single quote.

Is this the same as URL encoding?

No. URL encoding uses percent-escapes for query strings, while HTML encoding uses named or numeric entities for HTML body content.

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