HTML Entity Encode / Decode

Convert special characters to HTML entities and vice versa. Prevent XSS and display HTML safely.

HTML Input

Encoded Output

HTML Entity Reference

&→&

<→<

>→>

"→"

'→'

/→/

`→`

=→=

Why Encode HTML?

Prevent XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attacks
Display HTML code as text on a webpage
Safely store user input in databases
Show special characters in HTML documents