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URL Encoder & Decoder

Safely encode special characters for a web URL, or decode messy percent-encoded links into readable text. Essential for web development and tracking links.

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About the URL Encoder & Decoder

Content reviewed 6 August 2026

URLs can only carry a limited set of characters, so spaces, ampersands, and other symbols must be percent-encoded to travel safely in a link or query string. This tool encodes text for a URL or decodes a percent-encoded string back to readable form.

Essential when building query parameters, tracking links, or debugging a URL that isn't behaving.

Frequently asked questions

When do I need to URL-encode something?+

Any time you put user input, spaces, or special characters into a URL — a search query, a redirect target, a UTM value. Encoding keeps characters like &, ?, and spaces from breaking the link's structure.

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