URL Encode and Decode
Easily URL encode plain text or decode URL encoded strings back to plain text. Free online developer tool.
Plain Text/URL Input:
Encoded URL Output:
Why URL Encode strings?
URLs can only be sent over the Internet using the ASCII character set. Since URLs often contain characters outside the ASCII set, the URL has to be converted into a valid format. URL encoding replaces unsafe ASCII characters with a `%` followed by two hexadecimal digits.