HTML Decode
Convert HTML entities back to characters.
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HTML decode your text
Paste text containing HTML entities above to turn them back into the characters they stand for. Entity codes for the ampersand, angle brackets, quotes and named or numeric characters are converted to plain text, which is handy when reading content copied from a web page or a database. The decoding runs entirely in your browser.
Reading escaped content
Decoding makes escaped HTML readable again so you can see the real text behind the entity codes.
Frequently asked questions
What does HTML decoding do?
It converts entity codes back into the characters they represent, so escaped text becomes readable again.
Does it handle numeric entities?
Yes. Both named entities and numeric character references are converted back to their characters.