Which entities are supported?

All standard named HTML entities (e.g., &, <, >) and numeric entities (e.g., {, {) are supported.

HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Q: Which entities are supported?

All standard named HTML entities (e.g., &amp;, &lt;, &gt;) and numeric entities (e.g., &#123;, &#x7B;) are supported.

How to Use the HTML Entity Encoder

Select "Encode" or "Decode" mode, then type or paste your text. The output updates in real-time. All processing happens in your browser — nothing is sent to a server.

What are HTML Entities?

HTML entities are special character sequences that represent reserved or special characters in HTML. For example, the less-than sign (<) is written as < to prevent browsers from interpreting it as an HTML tag.

Common HTML Entities

& → & (ampersand)
< → < (less than)
> → > (greater than)
" → " (double quote)
' → ' (apostrophe)
  → non-breaking space

Related Guides

HTML Entities: A Complete Guide — named, numeric, and hex entities explained
URL Encoding Explained — the companion encoding for URLs vs HTML
What is Base64 Encoding? — another encoding scheme for binary data

FAQ

What are HTML entities?

HTML entities are special codes that represent characters which have meaning in HTML.

Is my data safe?

Yes. All encoding and decoding happens in your browser. No data is sent to any server.