HTML Entities to Text Converter

HTML Entities Input
Decoding Options
Decoded Text Output
Decoding Results

Entities Found:0

Successfully Decoded:0

Decode Errors:0

Success Rate:0%

Entity Reference
Common Named Entities
  • & → &
  • &lt; → <
  • &gt; → >
  • &quot; → "
  • &apos; → '
  • &copy; → ©
  • &reg; → ®
  • &trade; → ™
Numeric Examples
  • & → &
  • < → <
  • > → >
  • © → ©
  • € → €
  • & → & (hex)
  • < → < (hex)
  • > → > (hex)

HTML Entities to Text

Decode HTML entities back to readable text. Convert named entities, numeric entities, and hexadecimal entities to their original characters.

Decoding Features

  • Named Entities: Decode descriptive entities like &amp; and &copy;
  • Numeric Entities: Decode decimal entities like & and ©
  • Hex Entities: Decode hexadecimal entities like &
  • Error Detection: Identify and report malformed entities
  • Flexible Options: Choose which entity types to decode
  • Statistics: View decoding success rates and error reports

Entity Types Supported

Named Entities
  • HTML 4.01 entities
  • XHTML entities
  • XML predefined entities
  • Mathematical symbols
  • Greek letters
  • Currency symbols
Numeric Entities
  • Decimal format ({)
  • Unicode code points
  • ASCII characters
  • Extended ASCII
  • Unicode symbols
  • Emoji characters
Hex Entities
  • Hexadecimal format ()
  • Case-insensitive
  • Unicode hex values
  • Special characters
  • Control characters
  • Private use area

Use Cases

  • Reading HTML source code
  • Processing web scraped data
  • Converting encoded content
  • Database content restoration
  • Email content processing
  • XML data transformation
  • RSS feed content extraction
  • Text analysis and mining

How to Use

  1. Paste HTML entities in the input area
  2. Select which entity types to decode
  3. Configure decoding options as needed
  4. Click "Decode Entities" to convert to text
  5. Review results and copy the decoded text