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HTML Escape & Unescape

HTML Escape & Unescape

Escape HTML characters for safe display or unescape HTML entities

HTML Input
Input
HTML Output
Output

What is HTML Escape & Unescape?

An HTML escape and unescape tool converts unsafe HTML characters into safe HTML entities (escaping) and also converts HTML entities back into normal readable text (unescaping). Escaping prevents browsers from interpreting user input as actual HTML markup, making it essential for security, displaying code examples, and preventing XSS (Cross-Site Scripting). Developers use HTML escaping when rendering untrusted input on web pages or when showing HTML snippets inside documentation, blogs, and tutorials.

How to Use

1

Paste your HTML text or entity-encoded content into the input field

2

Click Escape/Unescape to process the content

3

If the input contains raw HTML, it will be escaped into entities like < and &

4

If the input contains entities, it will be unescaped back into normal characters

5

Copy the result and use it safely in your web application or documentation

Common Use Cases

Prevent XSS: Escape user input before rendering it as text in HTML pages

Show HTML Code Examples: Display HTML snippets in blogs or documentation without them being executed

Escape Dynamic Data: Encode variables safely before injecting them into HTML templates

Decode Entities: Convert HTML entities back to readable text when scraping or parsing content

Sanitize User-Generated Content: Prevent HTML injection in comments, messages, and forms

Key Features

Escape & Unescape Support

Convert HTML characters to entities and entities back to characters

Security Friendly

Helps prevent XSS attacks by escaping unsafe input

Instant Conversion

Fast tool for debugging and developer workflows

Supports All Common Entities

Handles <, >, &, quotes, apostrophes, and more

One-Click Copy

Copy the output instantly

Privacy First

Works locally in your browser without uploading data

Quick Examples

Try these to get started

Escape HTML tags

Escape HTML tags for safe display

<div class="container">Hello World</div>

Unescape HTML entities

Convert HTML entities back to characters

&lt;div class=&quot;container&quot;&gt;Hello World&lt;/div&gt;

Escape special characters

Escape ampersands and quotes

Tom & Jerry said "Hello!"

Escape user-generated HTML

Escape unsafe HTML to prevent it from being executed in a web page

<script>alert("XSS")</script>

Common Questions

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