URL Encoder / Decoder

Encode URLs with percent-encoding or decode percent-encoded URL strings back to readable form. Perfect for working with API query parameters, form data, and redirect URLs.

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🛠️ URL Encoder / Decoder

Enter URL or encoded string

Result appears here.

How to Use the URL Encoder / Decoder

Paste your URL, query string, or encoded URL into the input box above.

Click Encode URL to percent-encode special characters (spaces become %20, & becomes %26, etc.).

Click Decode URL to convert a percent-encoded URL back to its readable form.

Click Copy to copy the result to your clipboard.

What is URL Encoding?

URL encoding (also called percent-encoding) is a method of encoding special characters in a URL so they can be safely transmitted over the internet. Characters that are not allowed in URLs — such as spaces, ampersands, question marks, and non-ASCII characters — are replaced with a percent sign (%) followed by their hexadecimal code. For example, a space becomes %20 and a copyright symbol © becomes %C2%A9.

When is URL Encoding Used?

Query strings: Search parameters in URLs must be encoded so they don't break the URL structure.

Form submissions: HTML form data sent via GET requests is URL-encoded automatically by the browser.

API calls: Values passed in API query parameters must be properly encoded.

Redirect URLs: When a URL is embedded as a parameter value in another URL, it must be encoded.

URL Encoding vs HTML Encoding

URL encoding and HTML entity encoding are different things. URL encoding uses %XX hex codes for URLs, while HTML entity encoding uses sequences like & and < for HTML documents. Use the appropriate tool for your context.