HTML unescape
Turn HTML character entities into readable text.
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HTML escape
Escape special characters for plain HTML text.
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How to use HTML escape
Convert characters with special meaning in HTML into entity references so they can be represented as text. This is useful for examples and plain-text content in an HTML context. Escaping is context-dependent, and this utility is not a complete sanitizer for untrusted HTML, JavaScript, CSS, or URLs.
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Paste plain text
Add the text containing HTML-sensitive characters.
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Escape special characters
Convert ampersands, angle brackets, and quotes into entity references.
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Copy the escaped output
Use the result in the appropriate plain-text HTML context.
COMMON QUESTIONS
HTML escape: useful answers
Does escaping sanitize an entire HTML document?
No. This utility escapes text. It does not validate elements, URLs, scripts, or other contexts in an HTML document.
Can I escape already escaped text again?
Yes, but it can double-encode entities. Start with the original plain text when you want one level of HTML escaping.