🏷️ HTML Escape / Unescape

Convert special HTML characters to entities and back.

Input & Output

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How it works

How it works

  • Escapes the five special characters in HTML text: & < > " ' → &amp; &lt; &gt; &quot; '.
  • Unescape reverses those entities back to literal characters.
  • Escaping is not the same as sanitizing. This tool does not remove unsafe tags/attributes or prevent XSS.
  • URL encoding (%HH) is different and handled by the URL Encoder tool.
Privacy & Security

All text stays local, no network calls.

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Accuracy, Limits & Tips

Only basic five entities supported; not a full HTML sanitizer.

Examples
  • Escape code samples before embedding.
  • Unescape entity-laden snippets.

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