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HTML Entity Decoder

Convert HTML entities back to readable characters

How to html entity decode

  1. 1.Paste your HTML-encoded text in the input panel.
  2. 2.The decoded text appears instantly on the right.
  3. 3.Click Copy to grab the decoded result.
  4. 4.Supports common named entities and numeric references.

About This Tool

Decodes HTML entities back into their original characters. Handles named entities like &, <, >, ", ', and  . Useful when extracting text from HTML source code or processing scraped web content.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common named entities: &, <, >, ", ', ', ', and  . For other entities, you may need to process the full HTML.

This happens when HTML has been double-encoded. Run the decoder twice, or check the source that produced the text.

This tool handles the most common entities. For full HTML entity support including all named entities and numeric character references, use a dedicated HTML parser.

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