# HTML entity encoder

> Escape or decode HTML entity characters.

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Tool ID: html-entities. Requested language: et. Description language: en. Complete guide translation: no; untranslated sections use English.

## Overview (en)

HTML entity encoder escapes the characters & < > " and ' as numeric character references, or decodes named and numeric HTML entities back into text. Encoding leaves accented letters and other characters as Unicode. Decoding treats input as text only, rejects HTML tags, and leaves unknown entity names as written.

## Supported tasks (en)

Decode turns named HTML entities and numeric character references into text. Tags are not interpreted. Encoding changes & < > " and ' and leaves other characters as Unicode.

## Steps (en)

1. Type or paste your source, or load an example.
2. Change the basic settings or open Advanced mode to fine-tune the result.
3. Review and copy or download your result. Pause Live results to run manually. Sources or individual settings above 20,000 characters require an explicit run.

## Settings

- Decode (en; key: decode; type: checkbox)

## Limitations (en)

Text operations generally accept up to 2,000,000 characters. Individual parsers, generators and formulas apply additional limits shown by their controls.

## Example input

```text
Hello ToolCabana
```

## Privacy and connections (en)

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

## Questions (en)

### Which characters does the HTML entity encoder escape?

Only &, <, >, double quote and apostrophe are escaped, as numeric references such as &#60; for <. Accented letters, emoji and other characters are left unchanged.

### Can I decode named entities like &nbsp; and &eacute;?

Yes. Turn on Decode to convert named entities and numeric references, both decimal and hex, into characters. Unknown entity names are left exactly as written.

### Why does decoding fail when my text contains HTML tags?

Decode mode expects entity-encoded text without tags, so input containing < or > is rejected. Remove the markup and decode only the encoded text.

### Where is my input processed?

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

### What are the input limits?

Text operations generally accept up to 2,000,000 characters. Individual parsers, generators and formulas apply additional limits shown by their controls.

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