What does HTML Entities do that other Developer pages on this site do not?

Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths. Short version: HTML entities with length delta.

Does HTML Entities upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. HTML Entities runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Empty input allowed.

Should I use Strip HTML instead of HTML Entities?

Use HTML Entities when you need HTML entities with length delta. Use Strip HTML when you need Remove HTML tags from text. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.

What are the limits of HTML Entities?

Empty input allowed. Also: Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths.

HTML Entities

HTML entities with length delta.

Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths.

What HTML Entities does

Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths.

This URL is only for HTML Entities (developer · html entities). HTML entities with length delta. Other Developer tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to HTML Entities alone: Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths.

How to use HTML Entities

Keep this tab on HTML Entities (/developer/html-entities). Pasting into the wrong Developer tool (for example Strip HTML) changes the job.
Paste or type the input HTML Entities expects. Path hint: developer · html entities. HTML entities with length delta.
Apply the HTML Entities action only. URL Encode / Decode is a different transform (Percent-encode or decode a string (component or URI).). Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths.
Copy the output of HTML Entities if you need it elsewhere. Size/complexity still follows: Empty input allowed.
If the text job is actually Remove HTML tags from text., leave HTML Entities and open Strip HTML.

When not to use HTML Entities

Skip HTML Entities when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Strip HTML or URL Encode / Decode — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths.

Questions about HTML Entities

What does HTML Entities do that other Developer pages on this site do not?: Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths. Short version: HTML entities with length delta.
Does HTML Entities upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. HTML Entities runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Empty input allowed.
Should I use Strip HTML instead of HTML Entities?: Use HTML Entities when you need HTML entities with length delta. Use Strip HTML when you need Remove HTML tags from text. They share a category (Developer) but not the same job.
What are the limits of HTML Entities?: Empty input allowed. Also: Encode/decode entities; also before/after lengths.