Does this HTML entity converter upload my text?

No. Entity encoding and decoding run locally in your browser.

What is the difference between named and numeric HTML entities?

Named entities use readable names such as amp or copy, while numeric entities use decimal or hexadecimal Unicode code points.

When should I encode HTML special characters?

Encode ampersands, angle brackets, and quotes when showing code or user-provided text inside HTML so it is treated as text instead of markup.

Developer utility

HTML Entity Converter

Encode HTML special characters, convert text to named or numeric entities, and decode entity strings back to readable text directly in your browser.

Input

Convert HTML entities

Text or HTML entity string

Special characters Named entities Decimal numeric Hex numeric Decode entities

Encode quotes Encode apostrophe Encode non-ASCII Encode spaces

Conversion mode Special characters

Ready to encode or decode HTML entities locally.

Input chars0

Output chars0

Entities0

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Output

Converted result

Preview

Decoded text preview

Detected entities

Entities found in input or output

#	Entity	Decoded character	Code point

Examples

Common entity conversions

Common HTML entities

Character	Named entity	Decimal	Hex	Use
`&`	`&`	`&`	`&`	Ampersand in text and URLs
`<`	`<`	`<`	`<`	Opening angle bracket
`>`	`>`	`>`	`>`	Closing angle bracket
`"`	`"`	`"`	`"`	Double quote in attributes
`'`	`'`	`'`	`'`	Apostrophe in attributes
`©`	`©`	`©`	`©`	Copyright symbol
`€`	`€`	`€`	`€`	Euro symbol
`—`	`—`	`—`	`—`	Em dash

HTML entity notes

Use < and > when showing HTML code as text on a page.
Encode ampersands before other characters to avoid double-interpreting existing entities.
Named entities are readable, but numeric entities can represent any Unicode character.
The preview is displayed as text so converted markup does not execute as HTML.