HTML-decode entities without opening a whole CMS
Paste `<`-style text; get readable characters.
chars: 52
When to use
Cleaning scraped content or reversing encode.
Examples
How it works
Entity map + numeric &#...; / &#x...;.
Common pitfalls
- Unknown entities may pass through.
- Decoded HTML can become active markup — don’t paste blindly into pages.
- Named vs numeric entities both appear in the wild.
How this differs
Opposite of HTML Encode. JSON Unescape is for \n-style sequences.
FAQ
Named entities beyond lt/gt/amp?
Support a practical set; document gaps.
Unsafe to inject decoded HTML?
Decoding ≠ sanitizing.
Reverse?
HTML Encode.
Related?
URL Decode for percent-encoding.
Related tools
Runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. Not a security product —hashes and JWT decode are for debugging, not password storage or auth advice.