HTML Entity Encoder / Decoder

Encode special characters to HTML entities or decode entities back to characters. Searchable reference table included.

Runs locallyNo sign-upKeyboard first

InputText or HTML

OutputEntity-encoded

&lt;a href=&quot;/search?q=café&amp;lang=fr&quot; title=&apos;Tom &amp; Jerry&apos;&gt;Café — 5 &lt; 10 © 2026 👋&lt;/a&gt;

Entity reference

Showing 105 of 105 entities — click a code to copy it

Char	Name	Description
&	amp	Ampersand
<	lt	Less than
>	gt	Greater than
"	quot	Double quote
'	apos	Apostrophe
/	sol	Solidus / Slash
\	bsol	Backslash
sp	nbsp	Non-breaking space
sp	ensp	En space
sp	emsp	Em space
sp	thinsp	Thin space
sp	ZeroWidthSpace	Zero-width space
sp	zwj	Zero-width joiner
sp	zwnj	Zero-width non-joiner
–	ndash	En dash
—	mdash	Em dash
‘	lsquo	Left single quote
’	rsquo	Right single quote
“	ldquo	Left double quote
”	rdquo	Right double quote
…	hellip	Horizontal ellipsis
«	laquo	Left double angle quote
»	raquo	Right double angle quote
•	bull	Bullet
·	middot	Middle dot
¡	iexcl	Inverted exclamation
¿	iquest	Inverted question mark
†	dagger	Dagger
‡	Dagger	Double dagger
€	euro	Euro sign
£	pound	Pound sterling
¥	yen	Yen / Yuan
¢	cent	Cent sign
¤	curren	General currency
₹	—	Indian rupee
₩	—	Korean won
₿	—	Bitcoin sign
×	times	Multiplication sign
÷	divide	Division sign
±	plusmn	Plus/minus sign
≠	ne	Not equal
≤	le	Less than or equal
≥	ge	Greater than or equal
∞	infin	Infinity
≈	asymp	Almost equal
√	radic	Square root
∑	sum	Summation
∏	prod	Product
∫	int	Integral
∂	part	Partial differential
∇	nabla	Nabla / Del
²	sup2	Superscript two
³	sup3	Superscript three
¼	frac14	One quarter
½	frac12	One half
¾	frac34	Three quarters
°	deg	Degree sign
′	prime	Prime / feet / minutes
″	Prime	Double prime / inches
←	larr	Left arrow
↑	uarr	Up arrow
→	rarr	Right arrow
↓	darr	Down arrow
↔	harr	Left-right arrow
⇐	lArr	Left double arrow
⇒	rArr	Right double arrow
⇔	hArr	Left-right double arrow
↵	crarr	Carriage return arrow
Α	Alpha	Greek capital Alpha
Β	Beta	Greek capital Beta
Γ	Gamma	Greek capital Gamma
Δ	Delta	Greek capital Delta
α	alpha	Greek small alpha
β	beta	Greek small beta
γ	gamma	Greek small gamma
δ	delta	Greek small delta
ε	epsilon	Greek small epsilon
ζ	zeta	Greek small zeta
η	eta	Greek small eta
θ	theta	Greek small theta
λ	lambda	Greek small lambda
μ	mu	Greek small mu
π	pi	Greek small pi
σ	sigma	Greek small sigma
τ	tau	Greek small tau
φ	phi	Greek small phi
ψ	psi	Greek small psi
ω	omega	Greek small omega
©	copy	Copyright
®	reg	Registered trademark
™	trade	Trademark
§	sect	Section sign
¶	para	Paragraph / Pilcrow
¬	not	Not sign
¯	macr	Macron / Overline
♠	spades	Spade suit
♣	clubs	Club suit
♥	hearts	Heart suit
♦	diams	Diamond suit
♪	sung	Musical note
✓	check	Check mark
✗	cross	Ballot X / Cross mark
★	starf	Black star
☆	star	White star
µ	micro	Micro sign

Encoded11 entities79 → 122 chars87 B → 130 BProcessed locally

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What are HTML Entities?

HTML entities are special character sequences that represent characters with meaning in HTML. For example, < represents < and & represents &. Encoding prevents browsers from interpreting these characters as HTML tags or attributes. This tool encodes and decodes HTML entities, including named entities, numeric references, and Unicode characters.

Common use cases

Encoding user input to prevent XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Displaying code snippets with < and > in HTML pages
Inserting special characters like ©, ®, and ™ in HTML
Decoding HTML entities found in web scraping results
Encoding strings for safe display in HTML email templates

How to use

1Choose Encode or Decode, and for encoding pick the format (named, decimal, hex) and scope.
2Type or paste text on the left — the output updates as you type.
3Copy the result, or search the entity reference below and click a code to copy it.

Frequently asked questions

When do I need to use HTML entities?

Always encode <, >, &, ", and ' when displaying user-generated content in HTML to prevent XSS attacks. Also use entities for special characters that aren't on your keyboard, like mathematical symbols, accented characters, and emoji.

What is the difference between named and numeric entities?

Named entities use readable names: & < ©. Numeric entities use Unicode code points: & < ©. Named entities are easier to read but not all characters have names. Numeric entities work for any Unicode character.