HTML Escape & Entity Encoder

Escape HTML tags and special characters into safe HTML entities (&, <, >).

About this tool

Escape HTML tags so code snippets render as visible text rather than executing in browsers.

How to use this tool

  1. Paste HTML code
  2. Click Run
  3. Copy escaped markup

How it works

Maps special HTML characters to their standard entity definitions (&, <, >, etc.).

When to use this tool

  • Displaying code snippets in blogs
  • Preventing XSS injection in user inputs

Frequently asked questions

Which characters are escaped?

& (ampersand), < (less-than), > (greater-than), " (quote), and ' (apostrophe).

Limitations

Escapes standard XML/HTML reserved characters.

Privacy

Client-side processing.