HTML Escape
What is HTML Escape? (Quick Answer)
HTML special character escaping Free online tool, no registration required, 100% client-side processing.
HTML special character escaping
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About HTML Escape — Free Online Tool
How to Use HTML Escape — Step by Step
- Paste your text
Type or paste text containing HTML special characters.
- Choose direction
Select Escape (convert < to <) or Unescape (convert < to <).
- Get result
The converted text appears instantly. Copy or download.
Use Cases for HTML Escape
XSS prevention
Escape user-generated content before rendering it in HTML pages.
Code documentation
Escape HTML tags in code comments or Markdown documentation so they render as text.
XML/HTML generation
Escape dynamic values before inserting them into XML or HTML templates.
FAQ — HTML Escape Free Online Tool
What characters are escaped?
The five special characters: < (less-than), > (greater-than), & (ampersand), " (double-quote), and ' (single-quote).
Should I escape on the server or client?
Always escape on the server side. Client-side escaping is a secondary defense, not the primary one.
Is this the same as URL encoding?
No. HTML escaping produces < style entities. URL encoding produces %3C style encodings. Use url-encode for URLs.