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HTML Entities
Show code snippets on a web page safely, or turn entity-filled text back into readable characters.
Free, no sign-up. Runs in your browser: nothing is uploaded.
How to use HTML Entities
- Paste text or HTML.
- Choose Encode or Decode.
- Copy the result.
Features
- Named and numeric entities
- Encode only special characters or all non-ASCII
- Decode any entity
Private by design
Everything you type is calculated by your browser on this device. Nothing is sent to openWorkstand or anyone else, so the HTML Entities is safe for private and work data, and it keeps working offline once the page has loaded. How local processing works
When to use the HTML Entities
- Show code safely on a web page.
- Escape user-generated content.
- Decode HTML entities.
Frequently asked questions
Is my data uploaded anywhere?
No. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type or open is sent to a server, so it is safe for private and work data, and it keeps working offline once the page has loaded.
Keep working with the result
openWorkstand also includes a free workspace with documents, spreadsheets, tasks, projects and a calendar that save to a folder on your computer.
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