🏷️ HTML Encoder/Decoder

What is HTML Encoder/Decoder?

HTML Encoder/Decoder is a security and formatting tool that converts special characters (like <, >, and &) into their safe HTML entity equivalents (like &lt;, &gt;, and &amp;), and vice versa. This is crucial for preventing XSS attacks and displaying code snippets safely on web pages.

How to Use HTML Encoder/Decoder

1. Select Encode or Decode mode
2. Paste your HTML code or text into the input field
3. The tool will automatically convert the special characters
4. Copy the safe string

Why Use Our HTML Encoder/Decoder?

• Safely encode HTML strings to prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
• Decode HTML entities back into readable text
• Instantly escapes code blocks for display in tutorials
• Processes instantly in your browser

Common Use Cases

• Escaping user input before saving it to a database
• Formatting code snippets to display safely within a <pre> tag on a blog
• Decoding garbled HTML entities found in scraped web data

Frequently Asked Questions

• Why encode HTML?▾
  Encoding prevents characters like < and > from being interpreted as HTML tags, which is crucial for displaying code or preventing XSS attacks.