HTML escape
Escape special characters for plain HTML text.
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HTML unescape
Turn HTML character entities into readable text.
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How to use HTML unescape
Read text containing HTML character entities such as & or numeric references. The tool decodes the entities and displays the result in a plain-text output field. If the decoded text resembles markup, it remains text in this workspace; take care when placing it into another application's HTML context.
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Paste entity-encoded text
Add text containing named or numeric HTML references.
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Decode the entities
Generate the readable text result.
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Copy as plain text
Review the output and use it in the appropriate destination context.
COMMON QUESTIONS
HTML unescape: useful answers
Does the tool execute decoded HTML?
No. The result is displayed as plain text in the output field. Decoded markup is not inserted as executable page content.
Is decoded text safe to insert directly into HTML?
Not automatically. Decode and escape for the context where you use it; this tool is not an HTML sanitizer.