Encoding Tool
HTML Decoder Online
Convert HTML entities back to their original characters.
Features
Named & Numeric Entities
Handles both named entities (&) and decimal/hex numeric entities (&, &).
Common Entities Covered
Covers &, <, >, ", ', , and more.
Non-Destructive
Text without HTML entities passes through unchanged.
How to Use
- 1
Paste HTML-encoded text
Enter any text containing HTML entity references.
- 2
See decoded output
Entities are converted back to their original characters.
- 3
Copy clean text
Use the decoded, readable text in your application.
Examples
Encoded HTML
Input
<b>Hello & World</b>Output
<b>Hello & World</b>Quoted text
Input
He said "hello" & she said 'hi'Output
He said "hello" & she said 'hi'Common Questions
HTML decoding processes the entity references in a string programmatically. Viewing page source shows the raw HTML with entities intact.
The tool decodes the most common entities: &, <, >, ", ', ', . For the full HTML5 entity set, a dedicated HTML parser library is needed.