HTML Entity Converter

Convert special characters to HTML entities and vice versa. Perfect for web development and content management.

Text Converter
Encode or decode HTML entities
HTML Entity Reference
Common HTML entities and their codes
&
Ampersand
&
<
Less than
<
>
Greater than
>
"
Quotation mark
"
'
Apostrophe
'
 
Non-breaking space
 
©
Copyright
©
®
Registered trademark
®
™
Trademark
™
€
Euro sign
€
£
Pound sign
£
¥
Yen sign
¥
¢
Cent sign
¢
§
Section sign
§
¶
Pilcrow sign
¶
±
Plus-minus sign
±
×
Multiplication sign
×
÷
Division sign
÷
∞
Infinity
∞
∑
Summation
∑
∏
Product
∏
∫
Integral
∫
√
Square root
√
≤
Less than or equal
≤
≥
Greater than or equal
≥
≠
Not equal
≠
≈
Approximately equal
≈
←
Left arrow
←
→
Right arrow
→
↑
Up arrow
↑
↓
Down arrow
↓
↔
Left-right arrow
↔
↵
Carriage return arrow
↵
⇐
Double left arrow
⇐
⇒
Double right arrow
⇒
⇑
Double up arrow
⇑
⇓
Double down arrow
⇓
Α
Greek capital Alpha
Α
Β
Greek capital Beta
Β
Γ
Greek capital Gamma
Γ
Δ
Greek capital Delta
Δ
α
Greek small alpha
α
β
Greek small beta
β
γ
Greek small gamma
γ
δ
Greek small delta
δ
π
Greek small pi
π
Π
Greek capital Pi
Π
σ
Greek small sigma
σ
Σ
Greek capital Sigma
Σ
How to Use the HTML Entity Converter
  1. Enter Text: Type or paste the text you want to convert
  2. Choose Operation: Click "Encode to Entities" or "Decode from Entities"
  3. View Results: See the converted text in the results section
  4. Copy Output: Use the copy button to save the converted text
  5. Use Reference: Browse the entity reference for common HTML entities
  6. Quick Insert: Click on entities to insert them directly into your text
Why Use HTML Entities?
  • Character Encoding: Display special characters correctly in HTML
  • Security: Prevent XSS attacks by encoding dangerous characters
  • Compatibility: Ensure text displays correctly across different browsers
  • Standards Compliance: Follow HTML standards for special character handling
  • Internationalization: Support characters from different languages and scripts
  • Mathematical Content: Display mathematical symbols and equations
Common HTML Entity Categories

Essential Entities:

  • & - Ampersand (&)
  • < - Less than (<)
  • > - Greater than (>)
  • " - Quotation mark (")
  • ' - Apostrophe (')

Special Characters:

  • © - Copyright (©)
  • ® - Registered (®)
  • ™ - Trademark (™)
  • € - Euro (€)
  •   - Non-breaking space