HTML Entity Encoder & Decoder

Encode special characters to HTML entities or decode entities back to characters.

Common HTML Entities

& → &
&lt; → <
&gt; → >
&quot; → "
&apos; → '
&nbsp; → (space)
&copy; → ©
&mdash; → —

What are HTML Entities?

HTML entities are used to display reserved characters in HTML. Characters like <, >, &, and " have special meaning in HTML and must be escaped using entities to display them as text content.