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HTML Entities Converter

Escape and unescape HTML entities safely.

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How to use HTML Entities Converter

  1. Select "Escape (text → HTML entities)" or "Unescape (entities → text)".
  2. Paste your markup or text in the editor.
  3. Copy the escaped or restored string immediately.

Why use this local-first tool?

  • Escapes dangerous characters (&, <, >, ", ') for safe HTML interpolation.
  • Unescapes both named entities (&copy;, &mdash;, &euro;) and numeric entities (&#39;, &#x2F;).

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this be used to sanitize input against XSS?

Escaping HTML entities prevents characters from being interpreted as HTML tags, making it a foundational tool for secure markup generation.

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