HTML Entity Decoder - Free Online Tool

HTML entities are special codes used in HTML to represent characters that have reserved meanings or cannot be typed directly. For example, the less-than sign (<) is a critical character but must be encoded as < so that browsers don't misinterpret it as the start of an HTML tag.

Our decoder works by recognizing these sequences (like &, ', or ©) and automatically translating them back into their original, readable characters. You simply paste your encoded text into the input box, and the tool instantly processes it, providing the clean, decoded output below.

This process is crucial for developers debugging scraped data or cleaning up content pulled from various web sources where proper encoding may have been lost or misinterpreted. It ensures that your raw text returns to its intended form.

To get the most accurate results, always paste the raw, encoded text directly from its source—whether that is a log file, an API response body, or scraped HTML content.

• Isolate the Text: If your document contains non-encoded data mixed with entities, try to copy and paste only the suspicious encoded segment.
• Check Character Sets: If the output still looks garbled (e.g., displaying strange blocks or question marks), it might indicate an underlying character encoding mismatch (like UTF-8 vs. Latin-1).

This tool handles standard named and numeric entities efficiently, making it your first stop for text cleanup before feeding data into databases or display components.