HTML Escape / Unescape

About this tool

Turn the special characters &, <, >, " and ' into their HTML entities for safe display, or reverse the process to convert entities back into plain characters.

How to use
  1. Type or paste your text into the input box.
  2. Choose Encode to escape HTML, or Decode to unescape entities.
  3. Copy the result with the Copy button.
Is my data uploaded anywhere?

No. Escaping happens entirely in your browser.

Which characters are escaped?

The five HTML-significant characters: &, <, >, " and apos.