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HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Convert special characters to HTML entities and back. Includes a reference table for common entities like &, <, >, and more. Prevents XSS vulnerabilities and fixes rendering issues.

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Common HTML Entities
&&Ampersand
<&lt;Less than
>&gt;Greater than
"&quot;Double quote
'&#39;Apostrophe
 &nbsp;Non-breaking space
©&copy;Copyright
®&reg;Registered
™&trade;Trademark
—&mdash;Em dash
–&ndash;En dash
…&hellip;Ellipsis
«&laquo;Left angle quote
»&raquo;Right angle quote
°&deg;Degree
±&plusmn;Plus-minus
×&times;Multiplication
÷&divide;Division

All encoding/decoding runs in your browser. Nothing is sent to any server.

How to Encode HTML Entities

Encode and decode HTML entities using The IT Hustle's free HTML Entity Encoder/Decoder.

  1. 1
    Choose encode or decodeSelect the 'Encode' tab to convert special characters to HTML entities, or 'Decode' to convert entities back to characters.
  2. 2
    Enter your textPaste or type text containing special characters (like <, >, &, quotes) into the input area.
  3. 3
    Click Encode or DecodePress the button to convert your text. The output appears in the result area below.
  4. 4
    Copy the resultClick the Copy button to copy the encoded or decoded text to your clipboard.

Frequently Asked Questions

HTML entities are special codes that represent characters which have meaning in HTML. For example, < becomes &lt; so the browser doesn't interpret it as an HTML tag.

Encode HTML entities when displaying user-generated content on a webpage to prevent XSS attacks, when including special characters in HTML attributes, or when embedding code examples in HTML.

Yes. The encoder handles all Unicode characters including emoji, accented characters, and symbols from any language.

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