Encode text to URL-safe format or decode encoded URLs. Essential for web development and SEO.
URL encoding converts characters into a format that can be transmitted over the internet. Special characters are replaced with a % followed by two hexadecimal digits.
Examples:
space→%20&→%26=→%3DURL encoding (also known as percent-encoding) is a mechanism for encoding information in a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI). It replaces unsafe ASCII characters with a "%" followed by two hexadecimal digits representing the character's numeric value.
URLs can only contain certain characters from the ASCII character set. Special characters like spaces, ampersands, equals signs, and non-ASCII characters must be encoded to be safely transmitted over the internet.
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Follows RFC 3986 standards for proper URL encoding.
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Use URL encoding whenever you need to include special characters or non-ASCII characters in a URL, especially in query parameters or form data.
URL encoding is specifically designed for making text URL-safe by encoding special characters. Base64 is for encoding binary data into ASCII text. Use URL encoding for URLs and query parameters, Base64 for binary data.
No. URL encoding is not encryption. It simply transforms characters into a URL-safe format. Anyone can decode URL-encoded strings.
Yes, but typically you only encode the query parameters or path segments, not the protocol (http://) or domain name. Our tool will encode whatever you input.