How to Escape HTML Online
Escape and unescape HTML entities instantly. Convert special characters like <, >, &, and quotes to their HTML entity equivalents. Free online tool for safe HTML handling.
Open HTML Entity Encoder →Step-by-Step Guide
Paste your HTML or text
Enter the text containing special characters you want to escape, or paste already-escaped HTML entities you want to decode back to readable text. The tool handles any length of input.
Choose escape or unescape
Select "Escape" to convert characters like <, >, &, double quotes, and single quotes into their HTML entity equivalents (<, >, &, etc.). Select "Unescape" to convert entities back to their original characters.
Review the output
The converted text appears instantly. Escaped output is safe to embed in HTML documents without breaking the markup. All standard HTML entities and numeric character references are supported.
Copy and use
Click the copy button to grab your escaped or unescaped text. Use escaped text when displaying user-generated content in HTML, writing code examples in documentation, or embedding snippets in blog posts.
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Open HTML Entity Encoder