What does URL encoding do?

It converts special characters into a safe format for URLs.

Is decoding supported?

Yes, both encoding and decoding are available.

4 Modes · Visual Diff · Instant

URL Encoder& Decoder

Encode or decode URLs and query strings with 4 modes. See exactly which characters get encoded with visual highlighting. Parse query parameters into a clean table.

Samples:

Input

Output

https%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dhello%20world%26lang%3Den

%XXEncoded characters

abcUnchanged

Parsed Query Parameters (2)

Key	Value	Was Encoded
q	hello world	NO
lang	en	NO

Encoding Mode

Encode Component

Encodes all special chars including / : ? — for values within a URL

Encode Full URL

Preserves valid URL structure, encodes spaces and unsafe chars

Encode Query String

Encodes key=value pairs for use in query strings

Decode URL

Converts %XX sequences back to readable characters

Char Reference

→%20space

&→%26ampersand

=→%3Dequals

?→%3Fquestion mark

#→%23hash

+→%2Bplus

/→%2Fslash