HTML Decoder
Fixpio’s HTML decoder turns HTML entities back into plain characters, right here in your browser. Paste encoded text, press Decode HTML, and copy readable code you can edit or reuse — with nothing uploaded and nothing to install.
Decode HTML
Paste encoded HTML, then decode it to plain characters.
Why developers keep an HTML decoder open
Three everyday jobs this page handles without a plug-in or an upload.
Recover readable code fast
When a snippet arrives as entities, paste it here and read the original tags, attributes and text straight away — no searching through entity tables or guessing what each code stands for.
Spot what a page really contains
Encoded source can hide a link, a tag or a stray character. Decoding it shows the real content, so you can check a page, a template or an export before you reuse it.
No manual replacement tables
Because the browser resolves the entities, named, decimal and hexadecimal forms are all handled in one pass, including characters beyond the familiar handful of common entities.
About this decoder
Most people reach for an HTML decoder when text they need arrives in encoded form. A snippet copied from a page source, an email, a database export or a content management system can be full of entities instead of the tags and characters it represents. Reading it as it stands is slow, and editing it risks breaking an entity. This page is built for that moment: open it, paste the encoded text, press Decode HTML, and copy plain characters you can read, edit or reuse. No account is needed, nothing is installed, and your text never leaves your device.
The decoding uses the browser itself. A scratch textarea is given the encoded text as its content, and the browser resolves every entity, including named, decimal and hexadecimal forms, into the character it stands for. That is more reliable than replacing a short list of entities by hand, because a page can contain many more than the familiar few. Use the companion encoder when you need to go the other way and display code safely as text.
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about decoding, entities and privacy.
How do I decode HTML entities on this page?
Paste the encoded text into the Input box and press Decode HTML. The plain characters appear in the Output box, ready to copy into your editor, page or documentation.
Which entities does this decoder handle?
It handles named entities, such as those for angle brackets, quotation marks and the ampersand, as well as numeric entities in decimal and hexadecimal form. Because decoding uses the browser itself, far more than a short hand-written list is covered.
What happens to text that is not an entity?
Ordinary text passes through unchanged. Only recognised entities are replaced, so the rest of your snippet, including spaces, line breaks and punctuation, stays exactly as you pasted it.
Will decoded output run as code on this page?
No. The result is shown as text inside the Output box, so a decoded tag is displayed, not created. Take care after copying, though: pasting decoded HTML into a page or template will make it run as markup there, which is usually what you want when you are editing code.
Is it safe to paste private code into this tool?
Yes. The conversion runs entirely in your own browser and your text is never sent to a server, stored by us or seen by anyone else. When you close the tab, nothing of it remains with us, because it never left your device.
Why is my text still encoded after one decode?
It was probably encoded twice, so one decode removes only the outer layer and leaves a valid entity underneath. Paste the Output back into the Input box and press Decode HTML again to remove the second layer, and repeat only until the text reads as you expect.