URL encode

Percent-encode text for a query string.

Encode or decode a URL component with percent-encoding. Plus signs are treated as spaces when decoding. Nothing is sent away.

This stays in your browser. Nothing you type or drop here is sent to a server.

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How to use this calculator

  1. Paste the text.
  2. Choose encode or decode.
  3. Copy the result. It never leaves this browser.

Questions

URL encode: is the input uploaded?

No. The page reads and writes only in this browser. There is no account and no server round trip.

What should I check before trusting the result?

Encode or decode a URL component with percent-encoding. Plus signs are treated as spaces when decoding. Nothing is sent away.

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