HTML Decode
Convert HTML entities back to plain text.
Unescape HTML entities back to text. Free, offline, runs in your browser. Read more Show less
What is HTML decoding?
HTML decoding converts entities back to their characters: < becomes <. This is useful when reading raw HTML source or API responses that contain escaped text.
How to decode
Paste HTML-encoded text. The tool decodes named entities (&, <) and numeric entities (A, A).
FAQ
Will this execute scripts?
No. The decoder uses a textarea, which never renders HTML or runs scripts. The output is text only.
Does it handle all HTML5 entities?
Yes, the browser's built-in entity map is used, which covers the full HTML5 set.
Loads a test value into the form