HTML Escape/Unescape Tool

What is HTML Escaping?

HTML escaping is the process of converting special characters in text to their corresponding HTML entities to ensure they display correctly on web pages. For example, the less-than symbol (<) is converted to &lt; to prevent browsers from interpreting it as the start of an HTML tag.

Key Features:

• Convert special characters to HTML entities
• Convert HTML entities back to special characters
• Support for all common HTML entities
• Instant conversion with no delay
• Free to use with no registration required

Common Use Cases:

• Preparing text for HTML display
• Preventing XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) attacks
• Displaying code examples on websites
• Debugging HTML rendering issues
• Converting copied HTML content for editing

How to Use:

1. Enter or paste your text in the input box
2. Select "Escape" to convert special characters to HTML entities
3. Select "Unescape" to convert HTML entities back to special characters
4. Click the "Convert" button
5. Copy the converted text for your use

Common HTML Entities:

• < becomes &lt;
• > becomes &gt;
• & becomes &amp;
• " becomes &quot;
• ' becomes &#39;