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HTML Entity Encoder/Decoder

Encode special characters as HTML entities or decode HTML entities back to characters

Basic Entities

  • & → &
  • < → &lt;
  • > → &gt;
  • " → &quot;
  • ' → &#39;

Encoding Modes

  • Basic: Only encodes HTML-significant characters
  • All: Encodes all non-ASCII and special characters

Security Note

HTML entity encoding is essential for preventing XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attacks. Always encode user input before displaying it in HTML contexts.