URL Encoder / Decoder

Encode text or URLs so they're safe to use inside a link or query string, or decode an already percent-encoded URL back into readable text — all processed locally in your browser.

How to Use URL Encoder / Decoder

1. To encode: paste your text or URL and click Encode URL.
2. To decode: paste the encoded string and click Decode URL.
3. Copy the result with the Copy Result button.

Key Features

• Encodes text and URLs using standard percent-encoding
• Decodes percent-encoded URL strings back to plain text
• Handles special characters, spaces and symbols correctly
• Runs entirely client-side — nothing you paste is sent to a server

Who It's Useful For

• Developers building query strings or API requests
• Marketers adding parameters to campaign links
• Anyone troubleshooting a broken or garbled URL

Practical Examples

• Encode a search query or form value before adding it to a URL
• Decode a long, encoded URL to read its original parameters
• Safely include special characters like spaces, & or # in a link

Tips for Better Results

• Use encoding on individual parameter values, not entire URLs, to avoid encoding characters like : and / that should stay as-is
• If decoding fails, check that the text is actually percent-encoded (contains % followed by two characters)
• This tool uses standard component encoding (encodeURIComponent), the same method used in most web applications

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