HTML entities

Prepare text to paste into HTML code without breaking the page, or turn entities like & and é back into plain text.

  1. 1.Choose encode or decode.
  2. 2.Paste the text or HTML.
  3. 3.Copy the result.
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Learn more about HTML entities

Convert < > & " and accents to HTML entities like &lt; and &#233;, or turn entities back into text. Free and in your browser.

When do I need to convert accents?
UTF-8 pages accept accents directly. Convert accents only for old systems or emails that do not use UTF-8.
Which entities are recognized when decoding?
Numeric ones, like &#233; and &#xE9;, and the most common named ones, like &amp;, &nbsp;, &copy; and every accented letter.