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// text ↔ %20-encoding
URL encoder & decoder
Make any text safe to put in a URL — or turn a %-riddled link back into something you can read. Converted live as you type.
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Two kinds of encoding — pick the right one
Encode a value escapes everything that has special meaning in a URL (including / ? & =) — use it for a single piece of text going into a query string, like a search term. Encode a full URL only escapes characters that can't appear in a URL at all (like spaces) and leaves the URL's own structure intact. Using the wrong one is the classic cause of broken links.
Why do spaces sometimes show as + instead of %20?
An older convention for web forms encodes spaces as +. The modern standard is %20. The decoder here understands both.
Is my text sent anywhere?
No — this runs entirely in your browser with plain JavaScript. Nothing is uploaded.