URL Encode / Decode

How to URL encode or decode

1. Choose Encode or Decode.
2. Choose Component to encode a single value, or Full URL to keep characters such as / ? & = that give a URL its structure.
3. Type or paste into the Input box, then Copy output.

Frequently asked questions

What is URL encoding?

Also called percent-encoding, it replaces characters that are not allowed in URLs with % and a code. A space becomes %20.

Why does + turn into a space when decoding?

Web forms encode spaces as +, so decoding treats + as a space.