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HTML Entities Encoder/Decoder
Encode special characters to entities and decode them back.
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TOOL HTML-ENTITIE
What this tool does
About the html entities encoder/decoder
Named entities for the classics, numeric for everything, both directions.
How to use it
- Pick encode or decode.
- Paste the text.
- Optionally numeric-encode all non-ASCII.
- Copy — context decided, armour applied.
Useful for
- Show code samples in HTML without them executing.
- Decode &-soup from a feed or export.
- Encode £ € — for archaic systems.
Straight answers
HTML Entities Encoder/Decoder FAQ
When do I actually need entities now?
Less than the 2005 tutorials claimed: UTF-8 handles characters natively. The living needs are the structural five (& < > " ') when displaying markup AS text, and feeds/emails with dubious encoding declarations.
Named or numeric entities?
Named (£) are readable; numeric (£) are universal — every entity has a number, only some have names. The all-non-ASCII toggle uses numeric for exactly that reason.