URL Encode/Decode
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How to Use the URL Encoder & Decoder
Follow these steps to use the url encoder & decoder quickly and get the right result.
Paste Your Text
Paste your URL or query string into the input.
Run the Tool
Click 'Encode' to percent-encode special characters, or 'Decode' to reverse.
Step 3
The result appears in the output.
Learn when to use the URL Encoder & Decoder and how to get better results.
Quick guidance, practical use cases, and answers to the most common questions users have about this tool.
About the URL Encoder & Decoder
Encode special characters in URLs using percent-encoding (e.g. space becomes %20), or decode percent-encoded URLs back to readable text. Essential for working with query strings, API parameters, and web addresses containing special characters.
How to Use the URL Encoder & Decoder
- 1Paste your URL or query string into the input.
- 2Click 'Encode' to percent-encode special characters, or 'Decode' to reverse.
- 3The result appears in the output.
Common Use Cases
- +Encode query string parameters before appending to a URL
- +Decode a percent-encoded URL to read its contents
- +Fix broken URLs with special characters
- +Prepare API request parameters
Why This Tool Helps
Use it to clean up repetitive text work faster, avoid formatting mistakes, and get a result you can copy straight into your next document, app, or workflow.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between URL encoding and URI component encoding?
encodeURI encodes a full URL (preserves :, /, ?, #). encodeURIComponent encodes a single parameter value (encodes those characters too). This tool uses encodeURIComponent for values.
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