Encode text for safe use in URLs or decode URL-encoded strings. Handles special characters, spaces, and international characters. Essential for web development, API calls, and URL parameter handling.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
URL encoding converts special characters into a format safe for use in URLs. It's necessary when you want to include spaces, accented characters, symbols, or non-ASCII text in URL parameters.
All characters unsafe for URLs are encoded: spaces (become %20 or +), accented characters, symbols like &, =, ?, #, and non-ASCII characters. Letters and numbers remain unchanged.
URL encoding (percent-encoding) is more aggressive and encodes more characters. URI encoding preserves some special characters like :, /, ?, & that have special meaning in URIs. Our tool supports both modes.
Yes, the tool works in both directions: encodes plain text into URL-safe format and decodes already encoded URLs back to the original readable text.
URL encoding is NOT encryption and offers no security. It only makes data compatible with URL format. Sensitive data in URLs can be visible in server logs, browser history, and referrers.