URL Encoder / Decoder
URL-encode your text or decode a URL-encoded string safely and instantly.
What is URL Encoding?
URL encoding, officially known as percent-encoding, is a mechanism for encoding information in a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). Because URLs can only be sent over the internet using the ASCII character set, characters outside this set, or characters with special meanings within a URL (like spaces, ampersands, or equals signs), must be converted into a valid ASCII format. This is done by replacing the unsafe character with a "%" followed by two hexadecimal digits.
Common Percent-Encoded Characters
Some of the most frequently encountered percent-encoded characters include the space character (encoded as %20), the exclamation mark (%21), the double quote (%22), the number sign (%23), and the ampersand (%26). Encoding ensures that data submitted through web forms or API requests is safely transmitted without breaking the structural syntax of the URL.