URL Encoder/Decoder

What is URL Encoding?

URL encoding (percent-encoding) converts special characters into a format safe for URLs. Characters like spaces, &, and = are replaced with percent-codes (e.g., space becomes %20).

Key Features

• Encode text for safe URL usage
• Decode percent-encoded strings back to text
• Real-time processing
• Uses standard encodeURIComponent/decodeURIComponent

How to Use

1. Enter text or encoded URL string
2. Select Encode or Decode mode
3. View the result instantly
4. Copy for use in your URLs

FAQs

• When should I URL encode?
  Whenever passing user input, special characters, or non-ASCII text in URL parameters.
• Is this the same as Base64?
  No. URL encoding preserves readability and only escapes unsafe characters. Base64 converts all data to a different alphabet.