What are HTML entities and when should I encode them?

HTML entities are special codes that represent characters like , &, and quotes that have meaning in HTML. Encoding them prevents XSS attacks and ensures your content displays correctly in web pages.

Can I decode HTML entities back to regular text?

Yes, Toollo's tool encodes and decodes in both directions. Paste encoded HTML entities to get the original text, or paste raw text to get the entity-encoded version.

Does the tool handle all named and numeric HTML entities?

Yes, it supports all named entities (like &), decimal entities (like &), and hexadecimal entities (like &). All processing runs locally in your browser for complete privacy.

HTML Entities

Encode and decode HTML entities

Input

Output

Common Presets

Value	Name	Type	Info
&	&	&	Ampersand
<	<	<	Less than
>	>	>	Greater than
"	"	"	Double quotation mark
'	'	'	Single quotation mark (apostrophe)
space			Non-breaking space
©	©	©	Copyright sign
®	®	®	Registered sign
™	™	™	Trade mark sign
€	€	€	Euro sign
£	£	£	Pound sign
¥	¥	¥	Yen sign
¢	¢	¢	Cent sign
§	§	§	Section sign
¶	¶	¶	Pilcrow (paragraph) sign
•	•	•	Bullet
…	…	…	Horizontal ellipsis
—	—	—	Em dash
–	–	–	En dash
←	←	←	Left arrow
→	→	→	Right arrow
↑	↑	↑	Up arrow
↓	↓	↓	Down arrow
♠	&spades;	♠	Black spade suit
♥	&hearts;	♥	Black heart suit
♦	&diams;	♦	Black diamond suit
♣	&clubs;	♣	Black club suit

FAQ

What are HTML entities and when should I encode them?: HTML entities are special codes that represent characters like <, >, &, and quotes that have meaning in HTML. Encoding them prevents XSS attacks and ensures your content displays correctly in web pages.
Can I decode HTML entities back to regular text?: Yes, Toollo's tool encodes and decodes in both directions. Paste encoded HTML entities to get the original text, or paste raw text to get the entity-encoded version.
Does the tool handle all named and numeric HTML entities?: Yes, it supports all named entities (like &), decimal entities (like &), and hexadecimal entities (like &). All processing runs locally in your browser for complete privacy.