HTML Escape
Escape angle brackets, quotes, and other HTML characters before pasting text into markup or docs.
Convert reserved HTML characters into entities so text displays literally instead of rendering as markup.
Input
Paste your source text
Output
Escaped HTML entities
How it works
The tool replaces HTML-sensitive characters such as ampersands, angle brackets, quotes, and apostrophes with entities.
Escaped text can be pasted into docs, templates, comments, or CMS fields when you want markup shown as text.
Common use cases
- Prepare code samples for HTML documentation or blog posts
- Escape snippets before placing them in templates or comments
- Keep example markup from rendering inside CMS fields
- Share literal HTML in tickets, docs, and chat messages
Frequently asked questions
What does html escape do?
It converts HTML-sensitive characters into entities so the text can be displayed safely.
Is html escape free to use?
Yes. You can use this tool for free without registration.
Does my text leave my browser?
No. The escaping is handled locally in this static page using client-side JavaScript.
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How to use
Paste text or markup and convert reserved HTML characters into entities.
- Paste the text that needs to display safely inside HTML or documentation.
- Click Escape HTML to replace characters such as angle brackets, ampersands, and quotes.
- Copy the escaped result into your template, docs page, comment, or CMS field.
Use cases
Use it when text should be shown literally instead of interpreted as markup.
- Prepare code samples for HTML documentation or blog posts.
- Escape user-visible snippets before placing them in templates.
- Avoid accidental rendering when sharing markup in tickets or comments.
When this tool is useful
Escape angle brackets, quotes, and other HTML characters before pasting text into markup or docs. HTML Escape sits in the developer formatting part of the site, which focuses on regex, escaping, diffing, and text prep for technical workflows.
Use it when you need a fast browser-side review pass for technical text, markup, diffs, escaping, or regex behavior. Within that group, it leans toward escaping & testing tasks, so the page is tuned for quick single-purpose use rather than a long multi-step workflow. If this step is only part of the job, the most relevant follow-up tools are Json Formatter and Regex Tester.
Before you copy the result
- Verify the processed output against one realistic sample before trusting it for a bigger batch.
- Look for escaped characters, dropped whitespace, or formatting changes that matter downstream.
- If the output is close but not ready, move to a related formatting or review tool instead of patching by hand.
Example
A quick example of how this tool works.
Input
Sample input for HTML Escape
Output
Processed output from HTML Escape