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HTML Entity Encoder

Convert text to HTML entities.

What Is a HTML Entity Encoder?

The HTML Entity Encoder converts text into HTML entities. Special characters like <, >, &, and " are replaced with named entities (&lt;, &gt;, &amp;, &quot;), and every non-ASCII character becomes a numeric entity, preventing code injection and display issues in web pages.

How to Use This HTML Entity Encoder

  1. 1
    Input TextType or paste the text to encode.
  2. 2
    Instant EncodingHTML entities are produced immediately.
  3. 3
    Copy ResultClick the copy button to save the entity-encoded text.

Frequently Asked Questions

Encoding user-generated text as HTML entities prevents XSS attacks by ensuring the browser renders the text literally instead of interpreting markup or JavaScript.
A numeric entity like &#8594; is the decimal or hex Unicode code point of a character. This encoder uses decimal references for all non-ASCII characters.

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