URL Encoder/Decoder

How to Use the URL Encoder/Decoder:

Paste your URL or text into the input field. Click Encode to convert special characters to URL-safe percent-encoded format, or Decode to convert encoded URLs back to readable text. Perfect for WordPress permalinks, API endpoints, and query strings.

WordPress Permalinks

Encode special characters in WordPress URLs to ensure proper routing and avoid 404 errors.

API Endpoints

Properly encode query parameters and path segments when building REST API URLs.

International Characters

Handle non-ASCII characters in URLs by encoding them to percent-encoded format.

How Does URL Encoding Work?

URL encoding converts special characters and non-ASCII symbols into percent-encoded format (e.g., space becomes %20). This ensures URLs remain valid and can be safely transmitted over the internet without breaking.

Percent Encoding

Special characters are replaced with % followed by their hexadecimal ASCII code (e.g., space = %20, & = %26).

Safe Characters

Alphanumeric characters and certain symbols (-, _, ., ~) remain unchanged as they are URL-safe.

Component Encoding

Different URL components (path, query, fragment) may require different encoding rules for proper functionality.

Using URL Encoding in JavaScript:

const url = "https://example.com/search?q=hello world";

const encoded = encodeURIComponent(url);

console.log(encoded);

Output https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhello%20world

Encode entire URL using encodeURIComponent

const encoded = "https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhello%20world";

const decoded = decodeURIComponent(encoded);

console.log(decoded);

Output https://example.com/search?q=hello world

Decode URL-encoded string back to original format

Frequently asked questions

URL encoding converts special characters into percent-encoded format (like %20 for space) to make URLs safe for transmission.

Encode URLs when they contain special characters, spaces, or non-ASCII characters that could break URL parsing.

encodeURI encodes the entire URL but preserves valid URL characters, while encodeURIComponent encodes individual components more aggressively.

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