Encode or decode text for use in web links.
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Web addresses can't contain spaces or certain symbols, so they're written as percent codes like %20. Encode text to put it safely in a URL, or decode a messy link to read it.
How it works
3 simple steps. No experience needed.
Good to know
When you put text into a single query parameter — a search term or a redirect address — every special character must be encoded, including / ? & and =. When you encode a complete address, those characters must stay as they are so the URL still works. The two modes handle each case.
Decoding turns codes like %20 (space), %2F (/) and %26 (&) back into readable characters, which helps when checking tracking links or debugging redirects.
FAQ
By default every special character is encoded (right for a single parameter). The other option keeps a full address readable by leaving characters like / and ? alone.
Both mean a space. + is used in HTML form data, while %20 works everywhere in a URL, so %20 is the safer choice.
Yes. They're encoded as UTF-8 bytes (é becomes %C3%A9) and decoded back to the original characters.
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