📖 How to Use
Using HTML Entity Decoder is simple:
- Step 1: Enter or paste the content you want to process
- Step 2: Configure options if available
- Step 3: Click the process button to see instant results
- Step 4: Copy or download your output
All processing is done locally in your browser — no data is uploaded to any server.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is HTML entity decoding used for?
HTML entity decoding converts HTML entities (<, &, ©) back to original characters (<, &, ©). Common uses: 1) Extracting text from webpage source code; 2) Processing HTML-escaped API responses; 3) Reading RSS/XML data with escaped characters; 4) Data cleaning and text processing.
Does it decode all HTML entities?
Yes. It decodes all standard named HTML entities (200+ including , <, >, &, ", ') plus decimal and hex numeric entities (© or ©). Even rare entity names are handled correctly.
Does this work with Chinese characters?
Chinese content is sometimes encoded as numeric HTML entities (中文 for '中文'). This tool perfectly decodes these numeric entities back to Chinese characters, which is useful when processing entity-encoded non-ASCII text.
What's the difference between HTML entity decode and encode?
Encode converts special characters to HTML entities; Decode converts HTML entities back to original characters. They are inverse operations: encode('<') → '<', decode('<') → '<'. This tool only decodes.
Can decoded data be downloaded?
Yes. Results can be copied to clipboard or downloaded as a TXT file. The tool shows real-time character statistics (total chars, decoded count) for data verification.