HTML Decode
Decode HTML entities like & and < back into their original readable characters — useful for cleaning up scraped, exported, or feed-sourced text.
Overview
Decode HTML entities like & and < back into their original readable characters — useful for cleaning up scraped, exported, or feed-sourced text.
Benefits
- Restores readable text from HTML entities
- Instant, browser-based decoding
- No data sent to a server
- Handles common and less common entity codes
Use Cases
- Cleaning up text exported from a CMS
- Reading raw content from RSS or XML feeds
- Fixing double-encoded text in a database
- Preparing scraped text for reuse
Users Also Use
How to Use
- Paste text containing HTML entities like & or <.
- Click Decode.
- Copy the readable, decoded text.
FAQ
- What are HTML entities?
- They're encoded representations of special characters, like & for & and < for <, used so reserved characters display correctly on a webpage.
- Why does scraped or RSS content have entities like &?
- Many feeds and CMS exports encode text for safe HTML display; decoding restores the original readable characters.
- Is my text sent to a server?
- No. Decoding happens entirely in your browser.
About HTML Decode
Convert HTML entities from scraped content, RSS feeds, or CMS exports back to normal readable text. Turn codes like &, <, and " back into the original characters in one click.