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HTML Escape / Unescape

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How to use HTML Escape / Unescape

  1. Paste HTML markup or text.
  2. Choose escape or unescape and inspect the output before adding it to a webpage.
  3. Check the result against the original before using it.

Example use

Use html escape / unescape for a practical task that needs convert special HTML characters.

Why use this tool?

Use this free browser utility when you need a focused result without installing desktop software or creating an account. The workspace is designed for a single task, with the input, controls and output kept together.

Privacy, compatibility and limitations

Paste only data you are comfortable processing locally; tool operations do not validate external systems.

Before you download: Check the output visually or technically before replacing an original file. Browser support, device memory and source-file structure can affect results.

Questions about HTML Escape / Unescape

Does HTML escaping sanitize dangerous HTML?

No. Context-aware sanitization is still required for untrusted input; escaping alone is not a complete security policy.

What changes when I unescape?

Entities such as < can turn back into markup characters and should not be inserted into a page unsafely.

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