Encodes special HTML characters into their entity equivalents: & becomes &, < becomes <, > becomes >, " becomes ", and ' becomes '. Prevents XSS vulnerabilities and rendering issues when displaying user content in HTML.
HTML Entity Encoder
Escape special characters for safe HTML output
How to html entity encode
- 1.Type or paste your text in the input panel.
- 2.HTML entities appear instantly on the right.
- 3.Click Copy to grab the escaped output.
- 4.Paste into your HTML source code safely.
About This Tool
Frequently Asked Questions
Unescaped special characters in HTML can break your page layout or create security vulnerabilities (XSS attacks). Encoding ensures characters are displayed literally rather than interpreted as HTML.
The five critical characters: & (ampersand), < (less than), > (greater than), " (double quote), and ' (single quote / apostrophe).
Any text that comes from user input or external sources should be encoded before inserting into HTML. Most frameworks do this automatically.