HTML Unescape Tool
Instantly decode HTML-escaped text back to its original characters.
What is HTML Unescaping?
HTML Unescaping, also known as HTML decoding, is the process of converting HTML entities back into their corresponding characters. In web development, certain characters like <, >, and & have special meanings. To display these characters literally on a web page, they must be "escaped" into their entity form, such as <, >, and & respectively.
This tool performs the reverse operation. It takes text containing these HTML entities and decodes them, restoring the original plain text or code.
How to Use This HTML Unescape Tool
Using our tool is incredibly simple and fast. Just follow these steps:
- Step 1: Paste your HTML-escaped text into the top input box labeled "HTML Escaped Characters".
- Step 2: Click the blue "Unescape" button. The tool will instantly process your text.
- Step 3: The decoded, human-readable text will appear in the bottom output box.
- Step 4: Click the "Copy" button to copy the result to your clipboard.
You can also use the "Load Sample" button to see a quick example, or the "Clear" button to reset the tool.
Why is This Tool Useful?
You might encounter escaped HTML in various situations:
- Viewing Source Code: When code is displayed as text on a webpage, it's often escaped.
- Database Content: Data stored in databases is sometimes escaped to prevent security issues like Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
- API Responses: Some APIs return data with escaped HTML characters.
Our tool provides a secure, client-side solution to quickly decode this text without needing any software installation. Since all processing happens in your browser, your data never leaves your computer.
Common HTML Entities
Here are some of the most common HTML entities you'll encounter:
<is decoded to<(less-than sign)>is decoded to>(greater-than sign)&is decoded to&(ampersand)"is decoded to"(double quote)
