HTML Entity Encoder

Why Encode HTML?

Encoding ensures that browsers display text correctly instead of interpreting it as code. This is crucial for preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks by neutralizing script tags.

Free HTML Entity Encoder

Convert reserved characters into HTML entities. Sanitize your code to prevent XSS attacks and display code snippets correctly.

Prevent XSS

Neutralize malicious script tags by converting brackets to `<` and `>` entities.

Robust Decoding

Handles named entities (` `), decimal (` `), and hex (` `) formats seamlessly.

Special Chars

Correctly escapes invisible characters and symbols that might break your layout.

Why Escape HTML?

In HTML, characters like `<`, `>`, `&`, and `"` have special meaning. If you want to display them as text (e.g., in a code tutorial), you must "escape" them.

  • Security

    Sanitizing user input prevents hackers from injecting malicious JavaScript execution (XSS).

  • Data Integrity

    Ensures that text content containing brackets isn't accidentally rendered as broken HTML tags.

Technical Details

Named Entities

HTML provides easy-to-remember names for common characters. For example, `&` stands for ampersand (`&`) and `<` for less-than (`<`).

Numeric Entities

Any Unicode character can be represented by its decimal (e.g., `<`) or hexadecimal (e.g., `<`) code point. This is useful for characters without named entities.

Prevention of XSS

By converting special characters like `