HTML Escape Tool
Escape and unescape HTML special characters. Free browser tool — no signup.
Quick Answer
Paste text to escape HTML special characters (&, <, >, quotes) for safe display in web pages.
How to Use the HTML Escape Tool
- Use the input area to provide your data.
- The tool processes it instantly in your browser.
- Copy or download the result.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HTML Escape Tool?
An HTML escape tool converts special characters into their HTML entity equivalents to prevent them from being interpreted as HTML markup. The five critical characters are: & (ampersand) → &, < (less than) → <, > (greater than) → >, " (double quote) → ", and ' (single quote) → '. Escaping is essential for security (preventing XSS attacks), displaying code in HTML documents, and ensuring special characters render correctly in web pages. The reverse operation (unescaping) converts entities back to their original characters. This tool supports both directions, making it useful for both encoding content for web display and decoding HTML entities for processing.
How to Use HTML Escape Tool
- Paste your text.
- Click Escape HTML to convert special characters to entities.
- Click Unescape HTML to convert entities back to characters.
- Copy the result.
Common Use Cases
- Preventing XSS vulnerabilities in user-generated content
- Displaying code snippets in HTML documents
- Encoding special characters for XML/HTML attributes
- Decoding HTML entities from API responses
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