HTML Entity Encoder

Text to Encode

HTML Entities

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Formula: & → & < → < > → > " → "

HTML entity encoding converts special characters to their entity equivalents for safe display in web pages.

& → & < → < > → > " → "

Each special character is replaced with its named or numeric entity reference.

<p>Hello & "World"</p> = <p>Hello & "World"</p>

All special characters encoded

Frequently Asked Questions

What are HTML entities?

HTML entities are special codes that represent characters that have special meaning in HTML, like < and >.

Why encode HTML entities?

To prevent XSS attacks and display special characters as text instead of being interpreted as HTML code.