How to use this tool
- Choose Encode or Decode.
- Paste your text or HTML.
- Copy the result.
Frequently asked questions
- Why do I need to encode HTML entities?
- Characters like <, >, and & have special meaning in HTML — if you print them literally inside a page (for example, showing a user-submitted comment), the browser may treat them as markup instead of text. Encoding them as <, >, and & keeps them displayed as plain text.
- What does "encode all non-ASCII characters" do?
- It additionally converts every character outside the basic ASCII range (accented letters, emoji, symbols) into a numeric entity like é, which is useful when you need output that is safe to save as plain ASCII text.
- How does decoding work?
- It resolves both named entities (like & or ©) and numeric entities (like ' or ') back to the actual character, using the browser's own HTML parser for accuracy.
- Is my text uploaded anywhere?
- No — encoding and decoding both happen entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.
How GetByteRush compares
Most free tools for this online work the same way: you upload your file to their server, wait, then download the result — which means your file (and often your email, for a "free" account) sits on someone else's infrastructure. Here's the actual difference:
| Feature | GetByteRush | Typical online tools |
|---|---|---|
| Data ever leaves your device | No — processed in this tab | Yes, uploaded to process |
| Decodes named and numeric entities | Yes, using the browser’s own parser | Varies — some tools only cover a handful of entities |
| Account required | Never | Often, past a certain usage level |
("Typical online tools" reflects publicly documented behavior of common free file-processing sites as of 2026 — always check a specific competitor's own privacy policy and pricing page, since these details change.)