HTML Entity Decoder

Convert HTML entities back to regular text. Supports all entity formats with live preview.

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Quick Reference

& → &
< → &lt;
> → &gt;
" → &quot;
' → &apos;

About HTML Entity Decoding

HTML entity decoding converts encoded HTML entities back to their original characters. This is useful when you need to read or process HTML content that contains entity references.

Common Decoding Scenarios

  • Reading scraped web content
  • Processing RSS feeds and XML data
  • Converting old HTML documents
  • Debugging email templates
  • Analyzing database exports

Supported Entity Formats

Named Entities: &amp;, &lt;, &gt;, &quot;, &nbsp;

Decimal Entities: &#38;, &#60;, &#62;, &#169;

Hexadecimal Entities: &#x26;, &#x3C;, &#x3E;, &#xA9;

Live Preview

The live preview feature shows how the decoded HTML will render in a browser. This helps you verify that the decoding is working correctly and visualize the final output.

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