100%FREE

Free HTML Entity Encoder

Escape < > & " and ' as HTML entities, or decode named and numeric entities back to text.

Optionally encode every non-ASCII character too.

  • Runs locally
  • Paste HTML or text
  • Encode or decode
  • Copy the result
  • Free
  • No sign-up
  • Runs in your browser
  • No watermark

This tool runs in this browser tab and does not ask for an account. What you enter is not sent to PoYo.

Use cases

Where it helps

Quick answers

Open the page and get a result without installing an app.

Any computer

It works in a current browser on Windows, macOS, Linux or ChromeOS.

Nothing to clean up

Close the tab when you are done. PoYo keeps no copy.

Three steps

How to use Free HTML Entity Encoder

01

Paste HTML or text

Tags, quotes and ampersands are escaped.

02

Encode or decode

Decode turns &lt; or &#169; back into characters.

03

Copy the result

Paste it into HTML, XML or a template.

Features

What this tool includes

Runs locally

This tool runs in this browser tab and does not ask for an account. What you enter is not sent to PoYo.

Paste HTML or text

Tags, quotes and ampersands are escaped.

Encode or decode

Decode turns &lt; or &#169; back into characters.

Copy the result

Paste it into HTML, XML or a template.

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Free HTML Entity Encoder FAQ

Do I need an account?

No. Open the page and use it.

Is what I enter sent anywhere?

This tool runs in this browser tab and does not ask for an account. What you enter is not sent to PoYo.

Does it cost anything?

No. It is free and does not use PoYo credits.

Can I use it on my phone?

Yes, in a current mobile browser. Tools that need a physical keyboard or mouse are easier on a computer.

All free tools

Free to use, right in your browser.

Escape < > & " and ' as HTML entities, or decode named and numeric entities back to text. Optionally encode every non-ASCII character too.

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