Encode special characters for safe URL transmission or decode URL-encoded text with our free online URL encoder/decoder. Essential for developers working with APIs, query parameters, or any web development involving URLs. Properly encodes spaces, symbols, and international characters to their %XX equivalents. All processing happens instantly in your browser.
URLs can only contain certain characters. Spaces, symbols, and international characters must be encoded as %XX format for safe transmission.
Spaces become %20 or +, special characters like & become %26, and non-ASCII characters get percent-encoded.
No, URL encoding uses %XX format, while HTML encoding uses &entities;. Use the appropriate encoder for each context.