uencoder

HTML Escape

Escape or unescape HTML special characters online. Free, private, and 100% client-side.

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How to use

  1. Type or paste text into the input box.
  2. Select escape or unescape mode.
  3. Copy the result.

Frequently asked questions

Which characters are escaped?
The five HTML special characters: & < > " and ' are escaped to their corresponding HTML entities.
What is the difference from HTML entity encoding?
HTML escape only handles the 5 special characters needed for safe HTML insertion, while HTML entity encoding can encode all non-ASCII characters as numeric entities.

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