Is my text uploaded anywhere?

No. Encoding and decoding run entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your text is never uploaded, logged, or transmitted — there is no account and no server call.

Which characters get encoded?

The five HTML-significant characters — & " and ' — are escaped to their named entities (& < > " '). That is exactly what is needed to make text render literally and to prevent it from being interpreted as HTML tags or attributes.

Does decoding handle numeric entities?

Yes. Decoding resolves named entities (&, , …), decimal numeric entities (&), and hexadecimal numeric entities (&) back to the original characters.

Does HTML encoding make my page secure?

HTML-encoding untrusted text before inserting it into a page is a key defence against HTML injection and reflected XSS, but it is one layer, not a complete solution — the correct encoding also depends on context (HTML body, attribute, URL, JavaScript). Use it together with framework auto-escaping and a content security policy.

HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder

Encode text to HTML entities and decode entities back to text, in your browser. Escapes the HTML-significant characters (& < > " ') so content renders literally instead of as markup, and decodes named, decimal (&), and hex (&) entities. Nothing is ever uploaded.

v1.0.0Updated Jul 2026

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Where it runs

Your browser

Data retention

None — nothing is uploaded or stored

Maintained by

EasyTechLabs Engineering

How this works & your privacy

🔒 Nothing you paste, type, or drop is uploaded, stored, or logged. All processing happens in your browser and the data never leaves your device — close the tab and it is gone.

Encoding replaces the five HTML-significant characters (& < > " ') with their named entities so text renders literally instead of being parsed as markup. Decoding resolves named, decimal (&), and hexadecimal (&) entities back to characters. Both directions are pure string transforms that run in your browser.

Limitations

Encoding covers the HTML-significant characters; it does not convert every character to a named entity (that is unnecessary and less readable).
HTML-encoding is context-sensitive: it protects HTML body and attribute contexts, but URL and JavaScript contexts need their own encoding. Use it with framework auto-escaping and a CSP.

Standards & references

Frequently Asked Questions

How this works & your privacy

🔒 Nothing you paste, type, or drop is uploaded, stored, or logged. All processing happens in your browser and the data never leaves your device — close the tab and it is gone.

Limitations

Encoding covers the HTML-significant characters; it does not convert every character to a named entity (that is unnecessary and less readable).

HTML-encoding is context-sensitive: it protects HTML body and attribute contexts, but URL and JavaScript contexts need their own encoding. Use it with framework auto-escaping and a CSP.

Standards & references