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About HTML Entity Decoder — Free Online Tool
HTML Entity Decoder converts the common HTML entities in a string back into the characters they represent.
Six references are recognised: &, <, >, ", ' and , the last becoming an ordinary space. That list is the whole of it, and knowing where it stops is the useful part — a typographic or symbol entity such as © or —, and any numeric reference such as — or the hexadecimal ', is left in the text exactly as it arrived rather than decoded. If your input came from a source that uses the wider entity set, expect those to pass straight through.
The replacement happens in the page; the text is not uploaded.
Cleaning up a title scraped from a feed, reading an API field that arrived HTML-escaped, recovering plain text from a database column that stored entities, and checking what an escaped string actually said.
Also known as: unescape html · decode html entities · html entity to text
When to use it
Clean scraped web content or API outputs that contain escaped & or " entities.
How it works
Replaces standard entities &, <, >, ", ', and with their literal character equivalents.
Supported Entities
Decodes the six common HTML entities (&, <, >, ", ', and ).
How to Use HTML Entity Decoder in 4 Easy Steps
Follow this simple guide to process your files in seconds directly inside your browser tab.
Provide Input for HTML Entity Decoder
Paste your payload, code snippet, or string into the HTML Entity Decoder editor workspace. Translates common HTML character entity references back to their original literal characters.
Configure Formatting & Validation Rules
Select indentation preferences, minification, encoding options, or validation rules. Clean scraped web content or API outputs that contain escaped & or " entities.
Run In-Browser Engine
The engine executes HTML Entity Decoder locally in your browser with microsecond latency and zero server transmission.
Copy or Download Output
Copy the sanitized, formatted, or generated output directly to your clipboard or download it for your project.
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Syntax Validation & Formatting
HTML Entity Decoder highlights syntax errors and enforces standard formatting conventions automatically.
Offline Ready
Once loaded, HTML Entity Decoder functions entirely offline without requiring an active internet connection.
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Frequently Asked Questions About HTML Entity Decoder
Common questions regarding HTML Entity Decoder, data privacy, file format compatibility, and usage limits.
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