Free HTML Decoder
Scraped content full of & and '? The HTML Decoder converts entities back to plain characters instantly — named, decimal, and hexadecimal forms all handled. Paste markup-heavy text and get clean, readable output for analysis, migration, or re-use.
Handles named (&), decimal (&) and hex (&) entities.
How to Use the HTML Decoder
- Paste HTML containing entities like & or '.
- The decoded text appears live.
- Click Copy to use the plain text.
Features
Live decoding; named, decimal and hex entities; copy button.
Benefits & Use Cases
Clean scraped web content, recover original text from CMS exports, decode email HTML to plain text, or normalize data feeds.
Tips
Decoding entities can reintroduce active HTML — if the result goes back into a web page, encode it again at output time to avoid XSS.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are HTML entities?
They are codes like & or A that represent characters in HTML. They let documents include reserved characters (<, &) and any Unicode symbol safely.
Which entity formats are supported?
Named (&), decimal (&), and hexadecimal (&) — the tool decodes all three using the browser's own HTML parser.
Some entities did not decode — why?
Likely they are invalid or missing the trailing semicolon. Browsers are lenient in pages, but strict decoding requires well-formed entities.
Is the decoded output safe to publish?
Not automatically. Decoding can restore <script> tags and other active markup — always re-encode or sanitize before inserting into a page.
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