Named and numeric entities
The common entities for ampersands, angle brackets, quotes, and apostrophes are supported alongside decimal and hexadecimal numeric character references.
HTML Decode
Convert common named and numeric HTML entities back into readable Unicode text.
Decode workspace
Turn common named and numeric HTML entities into readable text.
HTML entities input
Decoded text
Your text stays on this device. Decoded markup is shown as text and is never executed.
Safe text output
Decoded markup is displayed in a plain text field. It is not rendered as HTML or executed by the page.
HTML Decode FAQ
Which named entities are supported?
The tool decodes amp, lt, gt, quot, and apos. Unknown names are preserved.
Are numeric entities supported?
Yes. Both decimal references such as © and hexadecimal references such as 🚀 are decoded.